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Value is Relative
Just like people, dogs have preferences. There are “low value” and “high value” rewards. That goes for all types of rewards; food, toys, even attention. For instance, Hope’s Torque has...
Value is Relative
Just like people, dogs have preferences. There are “low value” and “high value” rewards. That goes for all types of rewards; food, toys, even attention. For instance, Hope’s Torque has...
My puppy has a temper
He's great, but ... It’s not easy learning that your puppy, in addition to all his wonderful qualities, has a temper and can be aggressive toward other dogs. Simon just...
My puppy has a temper
He's great, but ... It’s not easy learning that your puppy, in addition to all his wonderful qualities, has a temper and can be aggressive toward other dogs. Simon just...
Don't Wanna, Not Gonna
One of the doyennes of positive reinforcement training, Karen Pryor, is also the author of A Dog & A Dolphin - An Introduction to Clicker Training. At first, the similarities...
Don't Wanna, Not Gonna
One of the doyennes of positive reinforcement training, Karen Pryor, is also the author of A Dog & A Dolphin - An Introduction to Clicker Training. At first, the similarities...
Yes, your dog is your baby
Whether you like the term “pet parent” or not, dogs are, in many ways, akin to human toddlers. Consider these “Social Characteristics of Toddlers” Toddlers are headstrong and negativistic. They...
Yes, your dog is your baby
Whether you like the term “pet parent” or not, dogs are, in many ways, akin to human toddlers. Consider these “Social Characteristics of Toddlers” Toddlers are headstrong and negativistic. They...
Goof goodies
Everybody messes up. We’re human. It happens. It happens in training all the time. We say the wrong thing, look the wrong way, click at the wrong time, turn in...
Goof goodies
Everybody messes up. We’re human. It happens. It happens in training all the time. We say the wrong thing, look the wrong way, click at the wrong time, turn in...
Be the Senior Partner
You and your dog are a team, best friends, compadres. It’s a partnership - living together happily ever after. To make that true, you have to be the senior partner....
Be the Senior Partner
You and your dog are a team, best friends, compadres. It’s a partnership - living together happily ever after. To make that true, you have to be the senior partner....