For the love of dogs and their people
Posted in Behavior, Dog Training, Ian Dunbar on Mar 14th, 2011
Tweet Greetings dog fans! The last few weeks have zoomed by at Border Collie breakneck speed, brimming with stuff that separated me from my laptop and (sigh) blogging. Dr. Ian Dunbar’s newly minted seminar, Science-Based Dog Training (with Feeling), which I had the good fortune of attending in Denver on March 4, 5, 6, happily reunited […]
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 Barking, Be the Change, Behavior, Clicker, Dog greeting, Dog Star Daily, Fearful dogs, Ian Dunbar, Karen Pryor, Never shock a puppy, Positive punishment, Positive reinforcement, Positive training, Punishment, Shock collar on Sep 22nd, 2010
Tweet News Flash! Dogs bark! Okay, that might not be news to you, but it was to Jenny, a friend and first-time doggie mom. She was frantic because Emma, her puppy, barked at people walking by the house on the sidewalk, at squirrels, and no surprise, when Jenny left her alone in her crate. All […]
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