The value of relationships in training
I was involved in an interesting discussion today on a Facebook group I belong to which is called Building Strong Relationships with Animal Companions. We were discussing the impact of…
Counter conditioning a dog to a crate
Recently I commented on the use of Flooding as a technique used by dog groomers. It is apparent from the uproar that the post caused on a closed Facebook groomers group that…
The straw that broke the camel’s back
No I have not started to write about Camel's as the title would suggest. Mind you I might when I run out of dog and cat topics.This well known and…
The canine detective solving problem behaviours
What do you do when your dog does something you don’t like?Many people just yell at the dog, push them away or get cranky at their behavior.However the key to…
Curing jumping dogs
Dogs jumping up on owners, their families or their guests is one of the most common issues that clients present to dog trainers to have fixed. Traditionally balanced trainers have…
How do animals learn using positive reward force free training?
Animals are learning all the time, right from the moment they are born for every minute of every day. Right now your animals are learning irrespective of where they are…
What is an Aggressive Dog?
I have been reviewing You tube video during the week of dogs labelled as aggressive by shelters in the US and it got me to thinking about what the label…
