For the love of dogs and their people
Posted in Seminar review on Mar 20th, 2011
In this post, the second in a series, I want to share two things with you. One, what I heard as the essence of Dr. Dunbar’s message during his seminar, Science-Based Dog Training (with Feeling). And, two, ten tasty treats to savor. In subsequent posts I’ll write about topics that are stirring spirited conversation among reward-based [...]
Posted in Be the Change, Behavior, Behavior marker, Clicker, Greeting behavior, Kathy Sdao, Never shock a puppy, Positive reinforcement, Positive training, Shock collar, Stress on Sep 15th, 2010
(Originally posted June 18, 2009, It’s Shocking has been revised and updated.) The young man at the dog park was using a shock collar to train his dog. To be fair, the discomfort to the dog was below the screaming-in-pain threshold. In fact, I didn’t, or couldn’t, hear the dog whimper. And, the man did [...]
Posted in Be the Change, BlogPaws, BlogPaws 2010, Debbie Jacobs, Giveaway, Never shock a puppu on Aug 31st, 2010
Today is first day of the Never Shock a Puppy campaign! I’m so excited and honored to be a part of this effort. I want to tell you all about it and how you too can become involved. Let’s get started! What is Never Shock a Puppy (NSAP)? Never Shock a Puppy is an eight-week [...]
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