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Posted in Never shock a puppy, Rattlesnake vaccine, Shock collar on Oct 13th, 2010
Tweet Three cups of calming Yogi tea and two yellow-labeled bottles of Rescue Remedy later, I thought I’d feel calmer. I don’t. My fingers sit paralyzed on the keyboard. I stare at the blank space beneath “Add New Post.” I don’t want to think about this week’s Never Shock a Puppy topic–rattlesnakes. I’m terrified of […]
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. […]
Posted in Clicker, Gigi Moss, Nana Will, Negative punishment, Never shock a puppy, Patricia McConnell, Positive punishment, Positive reinforcement, Puppies, Puppy kindergarten, Recall on Sep 29th, 2010
Tweet If I had to choose the single most important cue I want my Sadie girl to answer to on a dime no matter what— no matter how far away she is from me or seductive the distractions—it’s ‘come.’ Actually our recall word isn’t ‘come’ it’s Sa-die-Sa-die which I call out in a high pitched […]
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