COULD PAVLOV'S DOG COME BACK TO BITE YOU?Raise your hand if you walk into a post office and are flooded with warm, happy feelings. No? It's just me? When I was growing up, my...
GIVING DOGS MORE CONTROLIf you mention giving dogs more control in training, most people envision a dog that chooses to run wild, chasing cats, stealing ice...
"TREAT" TRAINING AND OTHER MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT POSITIVE REINFORCEMENTEven though our dogs are reliant on us to provide them with food every day, dog owners (and countless dog trainers) still have trouble...
STOP BAD BEHAVIORFrom sonic noise machines to citronella sprays, cans of compressed air to electronic shock collars, there is a never ending stream of...
REWARD STATIONS FOR BETTER TRAININGA common misunderstanding about reward-based training is the belief that dog owners will have to carry treats "all the time." But the...
FEAR OF ROOMS/SPACESHere's a compilation of some work I did with a dog who wouldn't walk into the hallway that led to the bathroom, let alone the bathroom,...
CLICKER TRAINING: CHIN RESTThe chin rest is one of my favorite behaviors to teach and an important first step toward cooperative care. This video shows how to get...
WHY YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVOKE AGGRESSION TO CHANGE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORI know it looks really impressive on television, but provoking a dog into exhibiting aggressive behavior and then "correcting" it is not...
SHOULD & SUPPOSED TOIs your dog "supposed to" stay out of the kitchen when you're cooking? Then why is he underfoot? Because he's stubborn? Because defying...
BEWARE THE MIND READING TRAINER"Your dog is barking because he thinks he's in charge. Your dog is sitting at a higher point on the furniture because he thinks he is...
PREMACK PRINCIPLEThe Premack Principle states that high-probability behaviors (those performed frequently under conditions of free choice) can be used to...
B IS FOR BEHAVIORBEHAVIOR - an observable and measurable change in the dog. You probably already have a good idea of what behavior means, but when you...
A IS FOR ANTECEDENTANTECEDENT - A preceding occurrence, cause or event. In the past, dog training was focused solely on consequences of behavior – reward...