Alpha/Pack Leader/Dominance Ideology in Dog Training I recently saw a video of a red-dyed hair “trainer” “dominating” an aggressive, muzzled Akita (I lost the link), and a week or so ago, a video where Cesar Millan snatched a triggered owner resource guarding Dachshund from the owner’s lap and tossed it to the ground (which considering […]
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“Stubborn Dogs” – Fact or Fallacy The term “stubborn” is frequently applied to certain dogs or breeds—sometimes by frustrated dog owners, other times by frustrated dog trainers. But what if we’ve misunderstood the whole idea of stubbornness in dogs? In my experience, labeling a dog as stubborn often misses the point. Rather than stubbornness, what
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Discouraging a Behavior “The Rule Of Three” One Of The Required Colors In The Dog Training Pallette Dogs, like humans, learn best when we see a pattern. Responding to an undesired behavior and immediately moving on is merely a reaction to a behavior, which at the very least can be confusing, while three times, one
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Definitely do not use a shock collar in this manner. That will almost certainly backfire in so many ways and is entirely unnecessary. You can housetrain a puppy to eventually go to the bathroom three times a day in one spot, in relatively short order. It just requires a little while of working with your puppy based on what a puppy is capable of at different stages of puppyhood and some diligent supervision on your part.
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December 15th, 2022, Issue # 12 Made Me Chuckle I couldn’t make out who the cartoonist was for this one, so no links or history to share. Nevertheless, it cracked me up. I call it Pavlov’s dogs. A Dear “Ask The Dog Guy” Video How To Teach a Puppy To Go Up and Down Stairs
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December 8th, 2022, Issue # 11 Made Me Chuckle Tim Whyatt’s website says he “lives on a remote island about 10,000 miles off the coast of New Jersey called Australia“. He’s long been one the cartoonists I go to for cheering up my day. His Instagram page is also well worth a visit. He sells
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