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Posted in Book review, Fearful dogs, Fearfuldog's Blog, Positive reinforcement, Positive training, Reward-based training, Touch on Feb 3rd, 2011
Tweet I wish dogs could read. I especially wish fearful dogs could read. But, since they can’t, yet, (even though Sadie looks pretty convincing), you’ll want to read Debbie Jacobs’ A Guide to Living with & Training a Fearful Dog on behalf of the fearful dogs in your life. Almost two years ago, soon after I starting […]
Posted in Anxiety, Fearful dogs, Temple Grandin, Thundershirt on Nov 24th, 2010
Tweet It‘s a Thanksgiving tradition. Ira and I fly to Oakland and JoAnn, our good friend, picks us up and away we go to Gualala, a marvelously funky little town situated on the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean about 100 miles north of San Francisco. This year Sam, JoAnn’s daughter, joined us with her dog, […]
Posted in Barking, Behavior, Behavior marker, Clicker, Control Unleashed, Fearful dogs, Gigi Moss, Leslie McDevitt, Never shock a puppy, Patricia McConnell, Positive punishment, Positive reinforcement, Positive training, Punishment, Reward-based training on Oct 7th, 2010
Tweet Hint: Do not choke, shock or punish your dog’s barking, growling, or lunging in any way shape or form. You will only make things worse by confirming for your dog that whatever it is she’s afraid of will indeed cause her harm in the form of your so-called “correction.” Do not correct your dog. […]
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