Just say no to on-leash greetings?
There’s a few memes going around advising to “just say no” to on-leash greetings. Largely I agree – if possible, regardless...
Moving house is such a stressful time, and sometimes accompanied by other stressors like changing jobs or loss (death or...
I decided to hang out with Roxy for a bit in the morning sun today. As she was doing her “patrols”,...
Last week I talked about routine searching, and one of the things I suggested to help break it if needed...
This follows on from my previous tip on behaviour chains. Sometimes in training we chain behaviours by teaching and repeatedly...
You may have heard of the concept of “chaining” behaviours to get a certain overall behaviour outcome – a number...
I’m a big fan of this. A good solid “paw” can really help with handling and nail trims. Check out...
An extinction burst occurs when a previously reinforced behaviour stops being reinforced. That is, something that worked for the dog...
I did promise some time ago to do something on introducing cats and dogs, and I thought now might be...
We sometimes find when we’re training our dogs, they seem to be focussing only on where the reward is coming...
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