For the love of dogs and their people
Posted in Book reviews, Radio interviews on May 26th, 2011
Tweet I just returned from Chicken Camp in Sweden. Bob Bailey‘s admonition to us novice chicken trainers—Remember. You are bigger, you are stronger, you are smarter than the chicken!—is still careening through my cranium. (For those of you who have never heard of Chicken Camp, you might be wondering why anyone would have to be […]
Posted in Aggression, Clicker, Dog Training, Dominance, Positive training on Apr 8th, 2011
Tweet Resource guarding, biting, and on-leash reactivity to other dogs are typical offenses that pepper the rap-sheet of so-called “red-zone” dogs, dogs that allegedly are attempting to dominate people or other dogs with displays of aggression. Welcome to the fourth post in our six-part series: Difficult, Aggressive Dogs Need Strong Training. (Really?) John Visconti continues his story about […]
Posted in Aggression, Clicker, Dog Training, Positive reinforcement on Apr 5th, 2011
Tweet Welcome to the third post in our six-part series: Difficult, Aggressive Dogs Need Strong Training. Really? John Visconti continues his story about rehabilitating and training Pepper, the dog-aggressive, stranger-aggressive, resource guarding, and thunder phobic pooch he adopted from a local shelter. One of the many reasons I’m delighted and privileged to share John’s and […]
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