Routine searching
This follows on from my previous tip on behaviour chains. Sometimes in training we chain behaviours by teaching and repeatedly...
Behaviour chains
You may have heard of the concept of “chaining” behaviours to get a certain overall behaviour outcome – a number...
Trick: Shake, give paw or high five
I’m a big fan of this. A good solid “paw” can really help with handling and nail trims. Check out...
Extinction burst, aka it’s going to get worse before it gets better
An extinction burst occurs when a previously reinforced behaviour stops being reinforced. That is, something that worked for the dog...
Introducing a dog to a cat (or vice-versa)
I did promise some time ago to do something on introducing cats and dogs, and I thought now might be...
Reward delivery
We sometimes find when we’re training our dogs, they seem to be focussing only on where the reward is coming...
Awareness of self
It’s important to be aware of what we are doing physically and where we are emotionally when working on training...
OMG that dog is wearing a muzzle!
It must be dangerous! FALSE. Let’s get that stigma out of the way, straight up. Muzzle training is a super...
Consistency
Let’s start with the definition again, cos that was fun last time: noun consistent behaviour or treatment the way in...
Is my dog trying to dominate me?
The short answer is probably a simple NO. Not in the way most people think of it anyway. Let me...
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