Good Dog Works!

06/08/2025

Just back from Behaviour at the Beach a week of deep learning from Karen Overall and others.
Science, cats, dogs and a tour of clicker trained horses in a reverse round pen! Good friends too! Continuing Education is beneficial for us all!

05/27/2025

An excellent, free workshop based on Turid Rugaas work on leash walking your dog, starts Friday! https://www.facebook.com/share/1Fwggiq63Q/

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05/11/2025

A lovely sunny afternoon pic by Sonya and a few other characters we get to hang out with! Go on, post the last photo you've taken of your dog or cat...or any pet! We love to see them!

05/02/2025

Turid Rugaas on Calming Signals

Available at www.dogwise.com.Norwegian dog trainer Turid Rugaas is a noted expert on canine body language, notably calming signals which are signals dogs giv...

03/29/2025

Please share

🚨 Parvovirus Alert in Our Community 🚨

Recently, several puppies in our community have tested positive for Parvovirus. Cases continue to emerge across the region, putting unvaccinated and young dogs at high risk.

Parvovirus is a highly contagious and deadly virus that spreads through contact with infected dogs, contaminated surfaces, and even human shoes or clothing. It attacks the gastrointestinal system, causing severe vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, and often requires intensive veterinary care.

💉 How to Protect Your Dog:
✔️ Ensure your dog is fully vaccinated—puppies need a series of vaccines, and adult dogs require regular boosters.
✔️ Avoid dog parks, daycare, or high-traffic areas if your dog is unvaccinated or overdue for vaccines.
✔️ Practice strict hygiene—wash hands and change clothes if exposed to unknown dogs or environments.
✔️ Contact your vet immediately if your dog shows symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, or loss of appetite.

Parvo can become life threatening if left untreated and vaccination is the best defense. Please share this message to help protect our community’s pets. Stay safe! 🐶❤️

03/19/2025

Ethics in animal training, not a topic for everyone :)
This paper is looong but offers some insight into how we approach the work that we do.

https://journal.iaabcfoundation.org/iaabc-free/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJHlA9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVUyEw9lYizcijEf0GI2Z5JX-H7yQ-DFXNR_8ZWWsR0KaLLAxYlt2016PQ_aem_F1nIMOULcN2Jv47VgtEr8A

Abstract The animal training and behavior community has long relied upon frameworks, models, and graphic representations to explain and illustrate best practices. These frameworks have embodied guiding principles while providing information on methods, techniques, tools, and procedures for animal tr...

01/05/2025

Karen Pryor died today. What a difference she made! Her influence on modern animal training was immense and Don't Shoot the Dog made it accessible to pet owners.
For me, as a young trainer, it was her brief article On Being a Change Maker that informed how I approached helping people move to kinder training methods.
So blessed to have lived during her time.
https://deesdogs.com/documents/becomingachangemaker.pdf

12/25/2024

We wish you and yours the very best for this Holiday Season!

12/12/2024

Always the first question, especially related to a behaviour changes, but any really challenging behaviour.

Plus a relevant tangent in which I talk about birds