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Does Your Dog Have Class

Canine Life and Social Skills is starting to take off. It’s a new three part program from the APDT, which far exceeds most I’ve ever seen. It has obedience, manners, and real life training such as waiting to get out of your car. The objectives are to promote positive training methodology, strengthen the dog & owner relationship, encourage ongoing training, value real life skills, educate about dog behavior, and to promote the value of dog trainers & dog training.

Friday August 12th, 2011 in , Behavior, Dog, Manners, obedience, Pet, positive reinforcement, Reinforcement, socialization, Training | No Comments »

Reinforcement Understood Part 1

What is reinforcement? Too many people don’t truly understand what it is nor how to use it properly. Is it “a thing?” Technically reinforcement is a process. It means: behavior increased. That’s it. So something that is reinforced means it increased behavior. We generally like to say “reinforcer” as the

Friday January 7th, 2011 in , Behavior, Dog, Pet, positive reinforcement, Reinforcement, Training | 6 Comments »

The Recall

The dos and don’ts of teaching and training a recall so your dog will want to come when called.

Tuesday March 30th, 2010 in , Dog, Pet, positive reinforcement, Training | 22 Comments »

Drop It

How to teach your dog to “drop it” using positive reinforcement training methods.

Tuesday March 23rd, 2010 in , Behavior, chewing, Dog, Pet, positive reinforcement, resource guarding, Training | 5 Comments »

Practical Solutions for Practical People

Practical Solutions for Practical People, Saturday, Mar 13, 2010, 2:00pm – 4:00pm, This is a free workshop, but registration is required. Approved for: 2 CEUS for IAABC, 2 CEUs for CPDT

Thursday March 11th, 2010 in , Behavior, chewing, clicker training, Dog, Education and Training, nipping, obedience, Pet, positive reinforcement, potty training | No Comments »

What a cute plastic noise maker…

Clicker training? What is that? How can a cute plastic noise maker train my dog?

Monday February 15th, 2010 in , classical conditioning, clicker training, operant conditioning, positive reinforcement | 5 Comments »

Bark Up The Right Tree

Jules Nye of Sit Stay & Play as “Pet Expert” on Rewarding Behaviors Dog Training Forum discussing barking issues. Why dogs do it, how to live with or without it, how people accidentally increase it. teaching a “quiet” cue, and personal Q&As.

Thursday February 4th, 2010 in , Behavior, clicker training, Dog, guest writer, Pet, positive reinforcement | 3 Comments »

Because I said so…

Why do people hurt their dog in the name of training? Nowadays with all the political correctness, you’d think people would be nicer to their animals too. So why is it people still train using outdated forceful methods? Because people are more obedient than their dogs.

Tuesday February 2nd, 2010 in , Behavior, clicker training, Dog, obedience, positive reinforcement, punishment | 2 Comments »

Learning Dog Training from Television

You can find a substantial amount of dog training on television these days. But, just like network sitcoms and dramas, quality varies. So how do you watch a television show dealing with matters canine and evaluate what you’re seeing?

Sunday January 31st, 2010 in , Behavior, clicker training, Dog, Pet, positive reinforcement, punishment | 6 Comments »

If you love something, set it free…

Training a dog to drop it is quite easy when you use positive reinforcement and clicker training.

Thursday January 21st, 2010 in , Behavior, Chew toy, clicker training, Dog, Pet, positive reinforcement, resource guarding | 2 Comments »

Shaping Behavior, One Paw at a Time