Lifting the lid on traumatic dog grooming methods
NOTE: This is not aimed at any groomer in particular and is written as a general article from years of research and work as a groomer. Once I become a…
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Bill and his love of sauce!
There are a few main tenants of positive reward based dog training:Dogs continue behaviors because they are rewarded for doing soDogs stop behaviors when they are not longer getting rewarded…
Are dogs being groomed aggressive or just scared out of their wits?
Grooming dogs as a professional is not an easy task. It is a physically demanding job that frequently involves working with dogs considered aggressive. Society labels any dog that is…
A Reactive Dog, No Power and No Internet – Help!
The electrical providers are performing major work on the power lines over the last two days so we are into our second day with no electricity. There have also been…
Are all abused pets in puppy mills?
I have just been looking at many posts on Facebook and Yahoo grooming groups from groomers Australia wide and I am very angry.There is photo after photo of horrendously matted…
Do dogs get PTSD?
I have been writing lately about fearful versus aggressive dogs and also about how the grooming process can flood dogs and set up unwanted aggressive behaviors It is not uncommon in a grooming salon to…
Confessions of a cross-over trainer
I first started training dogs 50+ years ago with a very patient black Labrador named Lisa and a check chain. Poor Lisa she was drilled every walk and I used…
