Posted in APDT Conference 2010, Blog the Change for Animals, Dog greeting, Dogs Themselves, Dr. V., Edie Jarolim, Greeting behavior, Kathy Sdao, Letters to Sadie from APDT, Never shock a puppy, Pawcurious, Pictures, Sadie's Rules, Shock collar on Dec 30th, 2010
Tweet I lied. I said my last post, “Dogs Themselves”: 3 Hours of Great Dogful Radio” was my last post for 2010. Then today as I was perusing my favorite blogs I found Edie Jarolim’s “Ten Favorite Posts I Wrote in 2010…” Dr. V. over at Pawcurious issued a challenge to pet bloggers to share their favorite […]
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Posted in Barking, Behavior, Behavior marker, Clicker, Control Unleashed, Fearful dogs, Gigi Moss, Leslie McDevitt, Never shock a puppy, Patricia McConnell, Positive punishment, Positive reinforcement, Positive training, Punishment, Reward-based training on Oct 7th, 2010
Tweet Hint: Do not choke, shock or punish your dog’s barking, growling, or lunging in any way shape or form. You will only make things worse by confirming for your dog that whatever it is she’s afraid of will indeed cause her harm in the form of your so-called “correction.” Do not correct your dog. […]
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Posted in Behavior, Fearful dogs, Gigi Moss, Nana Will, Positive reinforcement, Positive training, Puppies, Puppy kindergarten, Reward-based training, Sadie's Birthday, Treats on Aug 26th, 2010
Tweet Today is Sadie’s fourth birthday and I’m feeling nostalgic: Where did the time go? I remember frantically calling Gigi Moss like it was yesterday morning. I barely choked out, “My puppy is terrified of everything! I don’t know what to do!” “Bring her to my puppy kindergarten,” Gigi said. Is she out of her […]
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