For the love of dogs and their people
Posted in Alpha dog, Behavior, Dominance, Uncategorized on May 20th, 2009
Tweet Alpha dog here, alpha dog there, alpha dog everywhere. I thought, if I hear one more shout-out to showing your dog that you are the alpha leader of the pack by all manner of growling and man-handling, surely I will take Karen Pryor‘s advice to not shoot the dog, and shoot myself instead. Then, […]
Posted in Behavior, Hand targeting, Touch, Uncategorized on May 6th, 2009
Tweet “Touch.” I thought our trainer had gone a cue too far. Why on earth would I want Sadie to touch her nose, sweet as it is, to the palm of my hand? On Cue? This is nuts, I thought. Make work. I wanted Sadie to sit, and down, and come, and leave it, and […]
Posted in Behavior, Dog greeting, Greeting behavior, Jean Donaldson on Apr 17th, 2009
“How Do You Greet a Strange Dog?” Answer, “You don’t!” I laughed. I was sitting in the front row of a week-end long presentation by dog trainer, behaviorist , and author extraordinare, Jean Donaldson, at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley last fall (2008). Jean presented a litany of offenses that humans, with the best of intentions, commit against unsuspecting canines. I cringed as she went down her list.
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