The Puppy Concierge

02/05/2025

02/05/2025

Hey friends! Good morning! I was gonna go live this morning to have a conversation about puppy training and I found out that I have to have 100 followers to be able to do that on this page… I have 98! So if any of you can find just two more people that can follow my page that would be really helpful and then I can do some fblives and have conversations or explain to you some of the training stuff that I do! Thanks so much!!

11/27/2024

Did you know that picking up your puppy and carrying it around too frequently can actually make an insecure dog? In order for your dog to develop confidence it’s important that it feels it can face the world from its own perspective. So give that puppy plenty of opportunities to walk around on the ground or on the floor (as long as it is properly toilet trained-go here for a free ebook on how to get reliable toilet training: https://files.cdn.thinkific.com/file_uploads/5433/attachments/5a7/955/aef/AFTER_You_Get_Your_Puppy_Dunbar_Academy.pdf).
Once you placed your puppy on the ground stay nearby so if it gets nervous or scared, it has the comfort of knowing that you’re nearby, but resist the urge to pick it up and carry it too often. Occasional snuggles are best for your pup! 💗🙏💗

06/17/2024

Hey Everyone!
So excited to share with you that I have started working on a farm! Yes! And it looks like I will be trying out some training techniques on our sweet miniature pig Penelope.

I haven't used my training skills in quite some time so I am a little rusty and I was brushing up on some research when I came across this video and want to share it with you.

If you have ever wondered what 'formula' dog trainers use, this video has an excellent explanation of the Operant Conditioning Quadrant. Really it's an animal behavior training 'formula' as it can be used for training any animal but it's most closely used with dogs as it has been studied using these techniques more consistently on dogs.

**Warning** There is an example of a an aversive training technique-this is when a trainer uses a punishment to reinforce their training. (which usually results in hurting the animal and in most cases is less likely to actually produce the training results the trainer is seeking).

Anyway, I hope this helps you understand the 4 different processes of training and if you have any questions or want to start a discussion in the comments, please do so!! I love hearing stories of how you use R+ or R- or P- to train an animal!

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The famous four quadrants of dog training, (also known as the four quadrants of operant conditioning and the four quadrants of consequences) include the term...