Dragon Canine Training

Dragon Canine Training Balanced -> LIMA
AKC EVALUATOR
Getting CPDT-KA, and IAABC CDBC
Service dog handler and training
Psych Major. (Currently only taking clients through Petco)

Why did I ultimately decide to switch over training methods after learning and using aversive tools for so long? After l...
11/27/2024

Why did I ultimately decide to switch over training methods after learning and using aversive tools for so long?

After learning more about psychology for my degree, the longer I was in school the more I felt I needed to switch over. Everything I was learning had pointed to aversive methods and punishment to be not effective. I relied on aversive methods because of my lack of confidence in handling and training. I was scared of judgment from people I knew and didn’t want to be seen as taking part of some trend because of abusive trainers being exposed.

I switched for the well being of myself and the dogs I work with. Though my dog had regressed from stopping using tools we went back from the basics and relearned everything with only positive reinforcement training. It took a lot of commitment and every time I wanted to use tools I reminded myself why I switched and that regression is totally normal and it can take a dog a long time to adjust.

I realized I was a lot more forgiving of the mistakes I made and that my dog made. I noticed our bond was stronger and I gained trust in him more, and he trusted me more. I see the same in my clients who switch over.

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Small post because I have been dealing with social media burnout for a while now. I have to remind myself all my posts d...
08/27/2024

Small post because I have been dealing with social media burnout for a while now. I have to remind myself all my posts don’t have to be these lengthy posts and videos of dogs.

Also I should have my CPDT-KA certification within a month or two!

This is something that was requested to post about! I think that learning about trigger stacking is a great way to impro...
10/01/2023

This is something that was requested to post about! I think that learning about trigger stacking is a great way to improve your training and bond.

I always say body language awareness is one of the key parts to training. When you know about body language, you learn your dogs thresholds and you can make training a much more positive experience.

I think this is especially important in young dogs who experience fear periods, because they’re a lot more sensitive during fear periods, trigger stacking can become more prevalent.

Thank you for reading and if you have anything to add, or have questions or anything please comment below :)

Service dogs are the highest interest of mine and my training. When a service dog is working there are important factors...
09/28/2023

Service dogs are the highest interest of mine and my training. When a service dog is working there are important factors that go into it that not everyone knows.

Lots of training for service work involves in ignoring distractions. Of course slip ups can happen! Dogs can have bad days. It is the owners responsibility to work with their dog to continue making ignoring distractions as solid as possible, because it is important for the safety of the dog and handler, and even sometimes the public!

Please respect service dogs in every way you can.

Finally made a dog training page. I haven't been so worried about social media presence as much as working with dogs. I ...
04/02/2023

Finally made a dog training page. I haven't been so worried about social media presence as much as working with dogs. I am not sure how much I will update but here is my service dog Toothless and a client dog, Jude

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