positive dog training

Pick Your Battles

June 26, 2010

OK, so maybe using the word “battles” when I’m talking about dog training is overkill, but that’s the old saying, and in principle it applies to training. The point is to concentrate on fixing the things we can at the moment, and let the other stuff go.

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Teach Your Dog With Puzzles

October 14, 2009

Dogs love games and puzzles and joyfully participate in them, so when you train, why not use what they already like to do? The puzzle or game can be pretty much anything you want to the dog to do.

Remember Mary Poppins’ song,
“In ev’ry job that must be done
There is an element of fun
you find the fun and snap!
The job’s a game”

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Three Reasons Dog Owners Have Trouble With Positive Training

July 16, 2009

The basic concept of positive training–behavior that receives attention, either positive or negative, will be reinforced and behavior that is ignored will diminish–is simple. But in spite of simplicity, dog owners often find that results fall short of their expectations for three simple reasons. …

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11 Ways To Get Your Dog To Bond With You

July 16, 2009

When you adopt a dog, a bond does NOT just happen. Creating a good relationship, with your dog takes some effort and time–it requires that you do the right things right. If your dog is not a new adoption, and has not bonded well with you, know that you can change the relationship you have [...]

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Three Reasons Dog Owners Have Trouble With Positive Training

December 16, 2008

The basic concept of positive training–behavior that receives attention, either positive or negative, will be reinforced and behavior that is ignored will diminish–is simple (and when applied correctly incredibly effective!) But in spite of simplicity, dog owners often find that results fall short of their expectations. Here are three simple reasons.

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Lessons In Dog Training From A Killer Whale

November 25, 2008

Successful whale training techniques sheds some light on dog training.

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Dog Training Methods: Pros and Cons

November 24, 2008

There are so many dog training methods and so much conflicting advice about how to train our dogs – it’s hard to know what to believe or even how to figure out what the alternatives are. To help you decide on which method or methods will be best for you and your dog, it will help to filter information through the basic goals of training. Here’s the list of the criteria I consider basic to to choosing a training method and a list of pros and cons of several popular training methods.

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Positive Dog Training

November 24, 2008

The Positive dog training method focuses on motivate the dog to do what is being asked of them using treats and sometimes clickers and toys. The dog is lured into the correct position and then rewarded. This sounds simple enough but the problem comes when the dog does something he shouldn’t. Find out how to deal with both wanted and unwanted behavior using positive dog training.

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