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Simple Yet Profound Ways to Get Better Behaviour from Your Dog
Perhaps the most difficult part of changing the way we work with our dogs was changing how we think about them. Moving to reward based training with Mark and Reward training was remarkably simple but it also gave us more than we expected. The simple concepts behind Mark and Reward are based on science and cooperation. And that led us to some very profound discoveries about ourselves and our dogs!
Dog Expectations – Podcast
Our dogs have expectations. They may even have expectations of us that we don’t know about. What if we took the time to set their expectations to help them fit in better with our lives? It’s not as hard as you might think!
Writings
Canine Nation is a series of essays about dogs, behaviour, and training. For years I trained my dogs using well-worn methods by the Monks of New Skeet, Barbara Woodhouse, and others. All compulsion based, dominance focused methods that worked well enough until they didn’t. They led us to a dangerous confrontation with our 18-month-old dog Vince. That forced me to re-evaluate everything I thought I knew about dogs and training. My 16+ year journey through changing how I live and work with my dogs is reflected in these essays. You can read them at the Life As A Human website. They are the basis for my podcast episodes.
From the Hill is a series of more informal essays on various dog related topics – training, behaviour, professional trainers, social media and more. They are a bit more personal. A bit more rambly. They come from a more philosophical point of view. Just an outlet for my reflective side to come out. They are generally more off-the-cuff thoughts that occur to me from time to time. These essays can be found here under the Writing menu. Just click on “From the Hill” to browse through them.
Guest Authors – From time to time I ask other dog people to allow to post their writings. I am grateful to know some very smart, very insightful people. Some are dog professionals, some are academics, some are dog owners and dog lovers Most are all of the above. I am pleased to have them sharing their thoughts here!