Canine Soul

13/11/2024

Thanks Sally from canine pinciples!

Occasionally someone pops along here with the idea that I have no practical experience with dogs, couldn't handle a working dog and that's why I don't understand why 'tools' are needed for some dog breeds.

I was in a bite suit and operationally searching for live explosives with dogs decades ago. Working breeds are easier to train with positive reinforcement because they are literally born to work. Dogs don't need prong collars - poor trainers do - because they haven't learned or skilled up enough.

And if you can't teach a companion breed to volunteer something, by using a marker, you have a long way to go with your training. I would say you're not a dog trainer, because that's brain work. A prong collar is not brain work.

If you think you need to expose an innocent dog to a prong collar you don't. You need to learn more.

It really is as simple as that.

And here endeth the lesson.

All dogs deserve safety.

It's a welfare right.

Don't poke the bear.

I am the bear 🐻😅

30/10/2024

Dtill being spoilt! Thank you Mandy Potter ###xx

25/10/2024

My view whilst i drink my birthday coffee! thank you Sally Ann ###

20/10/2024

Can anyone foster two cockerpoos for 2 or 3 mo ths?

05/10/2024

Okay.... I lied..... just one more......

05/10/2024

Last one i promise!!! love these....if anyone has a nice review to leave then please pop it on google, we always want to hear you lovely reviews. https://g.co/kgs/xBG85NB

05/10/2024

And another....

05/10/2024

Love a good review

05/10/2024

Last one i promise!!! love these....if anyone has a nice review to leave then please pop it on google. https://g.co/kgs/xBG85NB

05/10/2024

And another! i keep forgetting to ask for these lol.... so when i do remember they all come along like buses...

05/10/2024

Another lovely review!

30/09/2024

Lickimats are a good source of enrichment activity for dogs, great for frozen yoghurt and smashed blueberries, bone broth, any wet food like butternut box, take a look at the website and use code caninesoul20 for your discount!

26/09/2024

Did you know that if you have a pacemaker, you can include it in your Will to be donated to a dog in need after you pass away? Although pacemakers cannot be used for another human, they can help dogs with heart problems and potentially save their lives. You can arrange for the pacemaker to be sent to a vet of your choice. Many pacemakers are simply thrown away, and dogs may die because people do not know about this option. Donating the pacemaker can even save the dog's owner the cost of a new one, which can sometimes make a crucial difference in affording life-saving treatment.

26/09/2024

The power of facebook reunites another lost pooch! Thank you to coastway vets portslade, the lovely Sarah Leverett ,and also the amazing Fiona Palmer , Paws for the Cause Rescue for all helping x

I have a little lost chihuahua found mile oak area, anyone lost him please message me, trying not to hand over to warden if possible, very friendly and well looked after

23/09/2024

Read the letter it's absolutely fantastic! Really hope the national geographic doesn't go ahead with airing this guys series!

BEYOND CESAR MILLAN

20 YEARS LATER.....The following review was submitted to National Geographic by Dr. Andrew Luescher, DVM, Ph.D, DACVB (board-certified veterinary behaviorist).

Dr. Luescher, former director of the Purdue University Veterinary Behavior Clinic was asked to provide feedback on "Dog Whisperer" tapes prior to the show's airing.

In this letter to National Geographic (date unknown), Dr. Luescher writes,

"I think this series, if aired, would be a major embarrassment for National Geographic. It is not stimulating or thought-provoking, since none of the presented techniques are new. They are outdated and have long been abandoned by most responsible trainers, let alone behaviorists, as inappropriate and cruel. I very much hope National Geographic will pull the plug on this program."

Please read the entire letter (It's not long.) and share: http://beyondcesarmillan.weebly.com/andrew-luescher.html

This program and trainers who have mimicked the behavior seen in this program have done so much damage to the dog training industry, dogs, and the human-animal bond.

I have met and spoken to Dr. Luescher personally, and I share his sentiments, as do all other trainers in the evidence-based, best practice camp. Meanwhile, much of the unsuspecting public still looks to National Geographic as an authority and has no idea it has thrown science to the wind, at least in terms of dog behavior and training.

Cindy Ludwig, MA, BS, RN, KPA-CTP, CPDT-KA
Canine Connection LLC
Willard, MO

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17/09/2024