Gait Analysis
Over the course of the summer, a huge focus for me has been teaching people about gait analysis. This is something I always do one-on-one with clients but noticed a desire from the general public to know more. I have been so impressed with the amount of people who have grasped the concept and put…
Don’t Stop the Growl or You Might Just Get the Bite!
Last month we talked about reading your dog’s T.E.M.P. I have a chart below that I want to share with all of you so that you can practice reading your dog and maybe other dogs as well. Signs Your Dog is Afraid or Uncomfortable T E M P S Tail Eyes/Ears Mouth Posture Sounds Tail…
Can You Do It in a Box?
Can You Do It in a Box? We all remember Dr. Seuss and his fabulous books. Green Eggs & Ham is one I refer to very frequently when it comes to dog training and with my students. Let’s look at a simple behavior like “Sit”. It’s something most of us will teach our dogs to…
Dogs that “DO!”
Dogs that “DO!” Last month I wrote about ‘Dogs Don’t Understand Don’t’. This month is about changing your mindset about Science Based, Reward/Choice training for your dog. Is there a dog training frustration you would love to change? Something that you think your dog will never “get”? Please consider what it would look like if…
Dogs Don’t Understand “Don’t”
Dogs Don’t Understand “DON’T!” Dogs don’t understand “Don’t” because don’t is a human concept. A more successful approach, one that is not conceptual but absolute, would be from a place of “DO”! DO, is teaching our dogs what it is that we want them to DO, instead of focusing on what we “don’t”. Rather than…
PUPPY GROWTH-BONES AND JOINTS
Throughout my years with dogs and dog training, I see so many people with newpuppies that just don’t know what’s okay and what’s not okay to do for theirpuppies’ exercise. Many think it’s cute to see a puppy get the “zoomies” and runaround jumping from thing to thing. It may be cute but it’s not…
ABC’s of Dog Training
The ABC’s of Dog Training I recently wrote an article for the Maple Valley Neighborhood Magazine. The publisher sent me a PDF version of the article so I could share it with all of you! Click Here 👉 ABC’s of Dog Training Article
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