[Sassy_Social_Share title="Share it with someone!"] I used to think that people should use whatever their dog is wild about as a reinforcer in training. I'm not so sure about that now. It's easy to think that because …
Dear Dog – Please Excuse My Miscues
[Sassy_Social_Share title="Share it with someone!"] Cues or Commands are the signals we give to our dogs when we want them to perform a behaviour for us. How we teach them and how we use them will have a great …
Outwitting Dogs – A Rant
[Sassy_Social_Share title="Share it with someone!"] How can dogs be stupid and smart at the same time? How can they have less intelligence than humans and still control our households? For all our intelligence, we …
Dumbing Down Dog Training
[Sassy_Social_Share title="Share it with someone!"] Owning a dog is wonderful and rewarding but it is also a big responsibility. Training and management are not simple tasks as some would have us believe. But with …
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie But Tell Them The Truth
[Sassy_Social_Share title="Share it with someone!"] Ever stick your hand in your empty pocket as if you had a cookie in hopes your dog would run over to you? Have you ever taken a menacing step toward your dog in …
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Teaching A Dog Is A Question Of Balance
[Sassy_Social_Share title="Share it with someone!"] There is a lot of talk about "balance" in dog training these days. But balance might not be as easy as just mixing equal parts of rewards and punishment. A lesson …
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