Cissy Sumner Dog Training

07/19/2023

https://www.facebook.com/reel/304800968635881?mibextid=a8Tgzi&s=yWDuG2&fs=e

07/13/2023

Duke and I are sad. The recheck on his knee shows everything is healing. But the tendon is inflamed and swollen. 8 more weeks of crate rest.

06/14/2023

Back to my regular routine with my beautiful Sally.

06/13/2023

https://fb.watch/l7soaJ-His/?mibextid=Nif5oz

09/18/2022

09/15/2022

Treasure Coast Animal Rehab & Fitness in Vero Beach specializes in veterinary rehabilitation, pain management & senior care for pets. Call (772) 492-6066!

09/08/2022

In psychology, the four stages of competence, or the "conscious competence" learning model, relates to the psychological states involved in the process of progressing from incompetence to competence in a skill. People may have several skills, some unrelated to each other, and each skill will typical...

09/05/2022

New group training classes are starting soon.
September 28 or October 12,
No Jumping Please! A one time class to help you prevent the number #1 complaint of dog owners!
Pet Dog Manners is a 4 week beginning October 26th! This class teaches you how to train the basics signals such as sit, down, stay and come.
Indoors at the Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County.
Contact me directly at 772-913-3955
https://form.jotform.com/221373115757152

08/11/2022

I spent six days last week working from a beach house in Los Angeles, California. Hermosa Beach to be exact. It was an unbelievable week for many reasons. A big part of it was the people who were there with me. I have belonged to a small mastermind group for six years now. We get together in person

08/09/2022

I had to say good bye to Rio last week. He was a great dog and I will miss him.

07/22/2022

We assessed the efficacy of dog training with and without remote electronic collars compared to training with positive reinforcement. A total of 63 dogs with known off-lead behavioral problems such as poor recall were allocated to one of three training groups (each n = 21), receiving up to 150 min o...

07/16/2022

You may have heard that a wolf pack is led by an alpha pair.

07/13/2022

so long as you don't misuse the crate training and how long you keep them in there etc.. this makes a good point

07/08/2022

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07/01/2022

Please be careful this weekend. July 4th is the busiest day of the year for animal shelters. Check to be sure leashes and collars are secure, have ID on your pet, not just a chip and use caution when outdoors. I love fireworks, but so many pets do not!

Fourth of July Plans...

06/28/2022

🐾🐾🐾 ATTENTION PET OWNERS 🐾🐾🐾

HSVB is now offering POP-UP clinics! Get your pet's age-appropriate vaccinations at a discounted price!!! Vaccine packages starting at just $20 and microchips are available too!

Book your appointment for our July 7th and July 30th clinics here:

https://hsvb.simplybook.me/v2/

06/21/2022

There are things you can start doing today to help your dog who is afraid of fireworks.

06/15/2022

A great resource for cat owners, https://fb.watch/dFWczW-vCh/

05/28/2022

🚨 RANT ALERT 🚨 The rise of “dominance training” is back.

Over the last few years, I really thought the tide was turning in favor of modern training methods that require a more intelligent, ethical and scientifically-backed approach. 

But recently we’ve seen a TIDAL WAVE of super old-school trainers who use an excessive amount of force with dogs on social media.

Of course, there is still a ton of work to be done in the field of canine learning and cognition, but there is no denying that current research is pointing us firmly away from using harsh corrections and “balanced” techniques.

None of us can be experts at everything. Particularly when we’re new to something, we don’t know what we don’t know… until we know it. 

If something “feels right” or seems like “common sense”, we’re less likely to question it. Modern dog training is EXACTLY one of those things that can be straight up counterintuitive to most people.

Avoiding punishment as much as possible, and focusing on rewarding desired behavior instead, is actually MORE effective, faster, and contributes to a higher quality of life for dogs. 

It can be easy to miss this point, since prompt corrections in dog training appear to “do the trick”.  But modern trainers understand the shortcomings and serious potential side effects of these methods.

Searching for dog training help on the internet can be REALLY confusing when you’re presented with so many contradictory opinions. 

I want to specifically recommend a champion of ethical dog training, Emily Larlham AKA Kikopup. 

Emily represents a shining example of what we should all strive to be as dog guardians and trainers, and there can be no doubt that she’s been one of the most major forces propelling our peers forward in the field of dog training.

If you want a broader understanding of how dogs actually learn, demonstrated vividly, and intelligently explained, is an indispensable resource.

Anyone halfway serious about understanding dog training in the 21st century should be following all of her accounts:

🐾 YouTube.com/user/kikopup
🐾 TikTok.com/
🐾 Instagram.com/kikopup
🐾 Facebook.com/dogmantics

05/20/2022

‘We were surprised and appalled. They never mentioned this to us when we signed Spencer up for her course.’