Crossing over to positive training can be frustrating. Abandoning old techniques for new is uncomfortable. Especially when you aren’t good at the new stuff. Dog trainer Eric Brad has found that sticking with positive training is well worth the effort for the rewards that come later!
Top 5 Reasons To Use A Shock Collar On Your Dog
“Electrostimulus” collars or eCollars (sometimes called Shock Collars) are one of the modern tools for dog training. Positive trainer Eric Brad looks at the top 5 reasons to consider using one with your dog!
Dog Training And/Or What Comes Next
Do you ask your dog to do things for you or do you tell them to do them? Trainer Eric Brad believes that how we think about working with our dogs matters. It affects our expectations and can lead to cooperation or conflict. It seems to be an AND/OR proposition.
Stock Training: A Balanced Dance
In the first article we looked at Julie Carter’s work training stock dogs at Meadow Oak farm. We discovered that successful stock training is about relationship and co-operation. It is the partnership between dog and trainer that makes for successful herding. Now we will look at the details of how this teamwork is achieved. This […]
Dancing With Sheep
From our ringside seats at the Deep Cove Market on the Saanich Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada we watch these amazing border collies do what they were born to do: work. It is a wonderful dance between the sheep and the dogs as choreographed by the trainer. The field is set with small white hurdles called […]
Confessions Of A Positive Dog Trainer
Is it more ethical or moral to use positive dog training? For Eric Brad, the reasons are less lofty and more practical. And sometimes the simplest reasons can be the most compelling.
Learn Positive Dog Training
Have you heard about positive training but aren’t sure what it is or how to get started? Trainer Eric Brad gives you a road map to success with four great books to get you on your way!
Old Dog – New Pavlovian tricks
I am always enchanted by Eric Brad’s articles on dog training at the same time as I feel a bit of a failure because I have never been able to train Morwen. I have always had Border Collies so have had a relatively easy life as they are very obedient and seem genetically inclined to […]
A Broken Dog – Part 2 (Understanding Dawns)
When a dog’s behaviour suddenly changes, a good dog trainer does not turn training techniques and behaviour modification. They turn to their veterinarian. Chances are there is a very real health problem that should be dealt with first.
A Broken Dog – Part 1 (Breaking Down)
It would be great if positive training and behavioural science made everything perfect and wonderful with dogs. Most of the time, it does exactly that by providing a way to communicate effectively with our dogs. But sometimes things can break down. Eric Brad shares a story of a frightened dog that needed more than food treats and positive reinforcement.
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