A Good Dog Day Behavior and Training

12/31/2024

It's that time of year again. If you find yourself dreading New Year's Eve because you know it means a night of your dog pacing and trembling in fear with each loud boom, you're not alone. Noise sensitivities affect many dogs, and they tend to worsen (not fade away) with each negative experience.

But it doesn't have to be this way! You can bring in the new year with confidence that you have a set of strategies in place to improve your dog's experience (and yours, too!).

11/30/2024

No need to use shock to teach your dogs to avoid rattle snakes...

Besides, you never know what they will actually associate the shock with... I once had a client dog who was very well socialized Golden Retriever who travelled much with her mom and was an easy going Therapy Dog at a local hospital. After having undergone Rattle Snake Training with shock in the parking lot of a local hardware store, the dog began shaking, salivating and refused to get out of the car onto Parking Lot surfaces, all of them, and developed very life altering fear & anxiety behaviors that took a couple of years of extensive desensitization training and veterinary medicine support. The previously easy going dog never fully rehabilitated to her easy going self.

Remember...WE DO NOT CONTROL what association the dog makes during training. You will never develop FEAR/ANXIETY/AGGRESSION by providing pleasant & fun things your dog loves during training but you very well might develop unwanted side effects when applying pressure, pain or coercion.

Thank you to the incomparable for creating this infographic for The Proficient Pup! There is a choice in how to train a dog to move away from a rattlesnake or any other potentially dangerous situation. One arguably causes irreperable harm to dogs and snakes, and the other builds trust and confidence in both dogs and humans! Which would you prefer to choose, if you could?

11/30/2024

If you want to work with your dog on developing a fabulous "Rocket Recall", check out the book and online course Titled "Rocket Recall" from Cold Nose College

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02/01/2024

Did you know?...

"There are cases of dogs buddying up with one or more dogs for days at a time, and dogs being drawn into proximity to each other by food sources, however none of the above populations form packs the way wolves do. Males, in fact, do not participate in the rearing of puppies, which is the foundation of a wolf pack. And, scavenging far outpaces hunting as primary food-acquisition activity, another difference from wolves, who hunt much more."

Another classic by the Academy's director, Jean Donaldson, from our archives.

https://www.academyfordogtrainers.com/blog/are-dogs-pack-animals/

02/01/2024

Are you in need of assistance with a dog who struggles with alone time?

Good news!!

There is a brand new, self paced course developed for dog guardians to help resolve such concerns. This 2.0 version builds on the already popular original self paced course.

If you prefer to have one on one coaching, we still have that training option available too!

Here is a link with more information:

https://malenademartini.com/for-owners/separation-anxiety-in-dogs-mission-possible-online-course/?fbclid=IwAR1pzkMma6RipwVg48rwxF3zkk4rQ6wBLJl6rDeyVC3zfoOGv2T5dQ4TcjI

Mission Possible Self-paced Online Course Separation Anxiety Training for Guardians This course will guide you step-by-step through how to successfully help your dog overcome separation anxiety. For $199, you’ll receive lifetime access to interactive content and downloadable resources designed by ...