Pawsitive Partners Canine Professionals

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03/20/2020

Excellent suggestions for puppy socialization while maintaining social distance! 🙂

https://www.dogdecoder.com/tips-for-training-your-puppy-during-the-coronavirus-crisis/

Training your puppy or dog can still be maintained during the Coronavirus crisis. Sheltering in place means one can only go out for essential reasons, food, pharmaceuticals, doctor appointments, veterinarian appointments and in my world walking our dogs. It’s essential for everyone’s health and ...

07/19/2019

https://www.oneminddogs.com/puppy

OneMind Dogs is a unique training method focused on the dog's natural language. Already wildly successful in dog agility, OneMind Dogs is now also available for ALL pet puppies.

05/18/2018

My young dog at her second seminar ever!

04/27/2018

04/27/2018

03/21/2018

We visited The Sound School in New Haven, CT and spent over two hours talking to students about dog training, behavior, and making dogs’ lives better. We did some fun training demos too!

08/19/2016

http://www.crosspaws.com.au/blog/dog-training/dogs-love-food/

Reading beyond the headlines is important, no matter what the subject. When you see an article that discourages the use of food in dog training, be wary!

07/14/2016

Something to carefully consider with regard to dog training (and working with people).

http://digest.bps.org.uk/2016/06/pessimistic-rats-are-extra-sensitive-to.html?m=1

http://digest.bps.org.uk/2016/06/pessimistic-rats-are-extra-sensitive-to.html?m=1

04/26/2016

https://pethelpful.com/dogs/A-New-Study-May-Forever-Change-the-Way-We-Train-Our-Dogs

A new brain scan study revealing dogs probably have emotional lives similar to humans may cause a shock wave through the dog training community changing current training methods forever.

04/15/2016

CT friends please help spread the word and bring Bradley home.

https://www.pawboost.com/landing?id=296917881264432309&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=newsfeed+ad&utm_campaign=pawboost+alert+unpublished&utm_content=template_2 #

Not neutered. Friendly. Wearing green martingale collar and flea collar.

02/06/2016

Partnership...😊
https://cognitivedogtraining.com/stop-training-your-dog-until-you-read-this/

When you learn and use the 5 principles contained in the DANCE of partnership...anything to which you dedicate yourself becomes possible...any dream you have

02/06/2016

https://www.facebook.com/stephw0722/posts/10207447016725963

Watch Paws 'N Effect's 2-6 Paws N Effect CPE Trial on Livestream.com.

01/05/2016

http://www.safeoffleashdogplay.com/2013/10/08/warning-signals-precede-fight/

Fights between dogs seldom happen “out of the blue." Keep dogs safer when they are playing with other dogs off-leash.

12/28/2015

http://www.baileys.com/en-row/recipes/hot-drinks/baileys-hot-chocolate.html

12/23/2015

I often hear 'he seemed fine' when ask about a dog's before just prior to a reactive or aggressive display. Here's a great description of why 'fine' is not necessarily good enough. Especially important with the holidays this week. Be sure your dog is not just 'fine', but relaxed and comfortable. Provide them a quiet place where they can get away from busy holiday celebrations, and if you know your dog is already nervous, it is totally ok to keep them in their crate in a quiet spot, or keep them in a room where guests will not go.

My dogs love people and want to be in the midst of the party, but at my holiday celebrations, they are not included the whole time because I do not want to be training during my entire party. They are always learning, and you may have some 'untrainers' in your family like I do! Carefully consider your canine family member during the holidays.

http://denisefenzipetdogs.com/2015/12/22/hyper-awareness/

Today I took a shower with a spider. It wasn't like I volunteered for this; I hopped in and was well along in the process of getting clean before I saw it in the shower pan. And this wasn't a tiny ...

12/12/2015

Couldn't have said it better myself.
Are you in a hurry to get rid of food rewards in your training program?
https://paws4udogs.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/lessons-from-shedd-when-can-i-get-rid-of-the-treats/

"When can I get rid of the treats?" This is one of the most common questions we receive in our Beginning and Puppy training classes. If ever anyone was focused on the wrong question in training, t...

12/11/2015

https://positively.com/contributors/how-to-stop-your-dog-from-biting-the-leash-on-walks/

Something that I see happen frequently is the dog happily grabbing the leash and trying to turn the leisurely walk into a game of tug. This can lead to frustration and a sore arm. So how do we solve this problem?

11/10/2015

Behavior is never static. There is no such thing as 'my dog would never do x'. There most certainly is a circumstance where even the most reliable dog will run off or not come when called.

http://dogbehaviordaily.com/2015/11/09/the-myth-of-the-off-leash-dog/

...neither you nor anyone else can assure a 100% certain level of trustworthiness in another animal with a functioning brain.

10/28/2015

10/25/2015

Here's another video of Jasper working with one of our volunteers.

Jasper is Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter in Branford. He's a available for adoption, and needs to go to a home with active adults who are prepared to help him build confidence when meeting new people. He's a great candidate for the Control Unleashed program, and I think he would blossom with some behavior modification. He may eventually be a good prospect for casual agility competitors.

10/25/2015

A little video of Jasper cuddling with one of the volunteers at the Dan Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter in Branford. He's a available for adoption, and needs to go to a home with active adults who are prepared to help him build confidence when meeting new people. He's a great candidate for the Control Unleashed program, and I think he would blossom with some behavior modification. He may eventually be a good prospect for casual agility competitors.

10/25/2015

This handsome guy is Jasper. He's at the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter in Branford. He's a little timid at first, and also needs some reactive behavior modification, but he's a sweetheart and I think he would blossom as he builds confidence, and may be a good agility prospect for a casual competitor. Before today, I hadn't seen him in over a month, and he snuggled right up to me. I would take him myself if I had the time. Please share him.

10/24/2015

Check us out on the Our Dog Show video podcast, answering Q & A with host Victor Boemmels!

http://ourdogshow.com/2015/10/our-dog-show-episode-3-video/

Welcome to the AUDIO version of the 3rd episode of Our Dog Show. We currently release 2 shows a month. In this episode our special guests, Stephanie Williams and Fran Zelladonis, certified dog trainers and owners of Pawsitive Partners answer questions we received from Facebook & Twitter. Have questi…

10/23/2015

This. So much this.

"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do."

10/20/2015

http://www.shotgunlife.com/wingshooting/wingshooting/expert-dog-trainer-robert-milner-says-heck-no-to-shock-collars.html

10/11/2015

Some happy news to make your Saturday night! Duke, pictured below enjoying a bone and sporting his new freedom harness, was adopted from the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter today. He is settling in well with his new mom Michelle Wininger and his new sister Lacy. She's relaxing on her bed while he calmly chews his bone. Duke is a young boy who has some energy, so we're happy to see him being so good around his new sister. :)