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3 Things Your Dog Wants You To Know
If our dogs could talk to us for just five minutes, what would they say? I think the answer might be as surprising as it is simple! Decades of misunderstanding might give way to a more open and positive relationship with our dogs if we could change some of our assumptions about our dogs.
Are Positive Dog Trainers Positively Pushy?
Not so long ago, my enthusiasm for what I had learned about positive training and behavioural science turned me into an evangelist for modern training. But is pushing my training philosophy any more acceptable than pushing political or religious beliefs? Time has helped me temper my approach but the debate still rages within the positive training community. How far do we go to change the dog-owning world?
Disobedient Dogs – Does Being “Bad” Pay Off?
Our dogs don’t always do what we ask of them. Sometimes it can seem that they even enjoy being bad. But is this really the case? The science of behaviour, both canine and human, tell a very different story. Chances are your dog isn’t taking any joy in misbehaving after all!
Training Your Dog – Failing Toward Success
Good training can’t happen without failures but too many can make it frustrating and no fun for either the human or the dog. If failures are going to happen, why not learn from them and use them to make things better? You only fail if you didn’t learn something from the experience.
Dogs, Memory, and Learning – Why History Is Important
Every time we work with our dog, the history of all of our experiences with this dog follow us. For better or for worse, our dog remembers. Your dog’s expectations of you and your time together will depend on how you have shaped those memories.
Dog Training from Start to Finished
Many dog owners train their dogs until they seem to “get it” and think they are done. Dog trainer Eric Brad suggests that there are other important aspects to consider when training your dog such as are proximity, distractions, repetition, and the ability to work at a distance and in different environments.
The Owl And The Pussycat
A bird of prey and a cat playing together? Apparently we have something to learn from them. If they can learn to get along, why can’t we?
Two Important Words Of Dog Training Advice
Sometimes, when we think we are helping our dogs to learn, we are actually getting in the way of their success.
Defending Your Dog
In spite of our very human desire to integrate our dogs into every facet of our lives, we may be creating more problems for our dogs than we can solve.
After Azrael
Today, rather suddenly, Mike had to have his cat put to sleep. In this essay, he reflects on the life of his somewhat anti-social friend.
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