For the love of dogs and their people
Posted in Fearful dogs, Greeting behavior, Jean Donaldson, Uncategorized on Jul 13th, 2009
Fix in your mind a stress-free, relaxed, easy going dog. Ms.or Mr. Go-with-the-Flow. Perhaps this is your dog. Or, maybe not. If you are, like I am, parenting a not-so-stress-free pup, call to mind a chilled-out doggie friend. Forrest, the adopted St. Bernard who owns Mary Lee who owns PC’s Pantry comes to my mind. [...]
Posted in Behavior, Clicker, Fearful dogs, Happy dog, Nicholas Dodman, Uncategorized on Jun 29th, 2009
You will never have a ‘normal’ dog no matter how much counter-conditioning and desensitization you do. No matter how many hours of training you invest. At least that’s how I condensed Dr. Nicholas Dodman’s lecture on fearfulness and fear aggression. “You can rehabilitate, but there is no cure. And, there is a tendency to relapse.” Thanks. [...]
Posted in Alpha dog, And another thing, Calm-submissive, Dominance, Fearful dogs, Greeting behavior, Relaxed-happy-confident, Uncategorized on Jun 14th, 2009
Today begins a new series of blog entries entitled ‘And another thing’—brief ‘shout outs’ shorter than my typical blog post and too long for a tweet. Some things grind away at my thoughts like a dog that refuses to give up gnawing a bare bone. Others things make me feel so happy, I swear could [...]
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