UNDERSTANDING YOUR DOG – NOT YOUR WOLF: The Social Group Contract
Although much ado is made by some people about how understanding wolves helps us understand dogs – I disagree (sort of).
FISH & OTHER DOGS: Sometimes They Just Don’t Like Them
Some people just don’t enjoy fish, and some dogs just don’t enjoy other dogs. So why do we keep trying to force them?
HEADWATERS OF THE DOG TRAINING DEBATE: The Myth of Aggression Based Dominance
Let’s set the record straight. Dominance, subordination and rank in the world of social group mammals are NOT routinely determined through the use of force or aggression!
Many Are Chosen. FEW COME WHEN CALLED. Canines 3:17
If you are yelling and threatening in your tone, of course your dog won’t come! Would you come to someone like that? We will always have better results calling our dog to COME with a happy, inviting voice.
DOGS 101: A Primer
Dogs are programmed to do best in social groups – whether it be a familial dog pack in the wild, or a human family. As social group animals, they depend on the direction of others to shape and limit their behaviors.
TO BE LOVED or TO LEAD: What’s Your Goal?
Instead of trying to get your dog to love you, be a stronger leader. Stop accommodating every whim. Set your boundaries and your rules. Enforce them quietly, but consistently.
MY DAY with TRAINING a HORSE
My friend could not get her horse to cross this or any OTHER wet ground on her rides. It was seriously limiting her life with this horse. I decided to try my dog training approach.
BUSY SUPER MOMS: the Job, the Kids, the Dog… Oh My!
I hear versions of this scenario every week at my Dairydell school. I explain to busy super moms that the secret to getting the household under control, and the dog better behaved with the family is less yelling, and better management.
WHEN DOG COLLARS TURN DEADLY
Any collar, other than a break-away style, is a potential death trap for a dog when he or she lives and plays with other collared dogs.
RULES TO THE RESCUE: Help a Rescue Dog Feel Secure
What makes a dog – any dog – feel secure is predictability and structure in their life. This goes double for a rescue dog.
The Secret to a Well Behaved Dog: Lock the Liquor Cabinet!
Did you know that dogs were not designed to make independent, responsible choices? They are pack animals. A well behaved dog depends on boundaries and limits being set 24-7 by their pack mates.
Women and Dogs…and Cleopatra
And because dogs by nature are not looking to a female for pack leadership, we women often start out with two strikes against us in the control department with our dogs.
The Great Collar Controversy: A Canine Perspective on Dog Training Collars
How do we choose the RIGHT collar to train our dog? In case you haven’t noticed, trainer recommendations differ widely when it comes to dog training collars.
Pins & Needles – Dogs Meeting Each Other: Introducing a Second Dog to Your Present One
During our session, she kept saying, “I would never have thought to do that!”, or “That’s just opposite of what I would have tried.” I decided to write a blog post around the advice I gave her.
Dog Training vs Obedience – What’s The Difference?
Most owners train their dogs. Very few know the difference between dog training vs obedience and how to turn training into true obedience. Here’s my approach, from the natural perspective.
POWER, HIERARCHY and DOMINANCE: Them’s Dog-Trainer Fightin’ Words!
Here’s my farm-girl 2 cents on the subject. To assume that hierarchy and dominance is, by association, “inhumane” assumes that hierarchical decisions between dogs involve physical conflict, pain and intimidation.
