Posted in Barking, Be the Change, Behavior, Clicker, Dog Star Daily, Dog greeting, Fearful dogs, Ian Dunbar, Karen Pryor, Never shock a puppy, Positive punishment, Positive reinforcement, Positive training, Punishment, Shock collar on Sep 22nd, 2010
News Flash! Dogs bark! Okay, that might not be news to you, but it was to Jenny, a friend and first-time doggie mom. She was frantic because Emma, her puppy, barked at people walking by the house on the sidewalk, at squirrels, and no surprise, when Jenny left her alone in her crate. All this [...]
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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 [...]
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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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