PlayTrain Positive Dog Training Inc.

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PlayTrain Positive Dog Training Inc.

In-home private training sessions; Puppy Kindergarten, Basic & CGC group classes. Fear Free Certified Professional. PPG Evidence based methods only.
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Specializing in Early Puppyhood Development and working with fearful dogs. Bring your puppy up right! Start training and appropriate socialization as early as possible to prevent the problems that make people give their dogs up! If you have a dog with a behavior problem, then training, management and sometimes counter-conditioning can usually solve the issue. Positive reinforcement, or reward-based training is considered best-practice by experts in the field of dog behavior.

11/22/2024

This deserves a repost. https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/training/how-to-pick-up-a-puppy/?MailingID=1795&sc=WE20220702-AdoptingYourNewDogSeries&st=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=How+to+Pick+Up+a+Puppy&utm_campaign=WE20220702-AdoptingYourNewDogSeries&fbclid=IwY2xjawGspoNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaoH56NJHA0DKr8Ab0v5kJy6BbYTkcsuYQ8em9N6gSbWloMgntMKR0Xwhw_aem_XXB0pzaoNW0XXrFFSYAh_Q

Picking up a puppy can cause them to get scared and they may even growl or snap at you. Here's how to hold a puppy and make them comfortable.

10/26/2024

Clients often ask me, "What do I do when she pulls?" When the real question should be "What do I do when she walks with a loose leash?" And the answer is...... reinforce it!
Animals repeat behaviors that are reinforced. So reinforcing Loose Leash walking makes it more likely the dog will repeat that behavior and less likely they will pull. A great way to teach the loose leash walk is by CAPTURING it: waiting patiently for the dog to do it themselves and them reinforcing it. Watch a beautiful ex*****on of that method.

10/26/2024

13 week old Harley doing a perfect recall with distractions- near the dog park.

10/24/2024

I never know who is going to be the "perfect client." Lacey is a one year old pitbull who Kevin adopted from Broward County Animal Care after she was found as a stray. He called me because Lacey is reactive to bicycles and selectively to other dogs. Kevin is the perfect client because he:
Chose a Force-free trainer
Purchased the specifically recommended tools and books
Is calm and patient with Lacey
Follows all recommendations of the trainer and implements agreed upon exercises between sessions
Has made several changes to his schedule and routine to accommodate Lacey's fear on walks instead of just thinking she needs to "deal with it"
Cut back on her kibble because he recognizes how critical the use of high value treats is to changing behaviors and emotional reactions
Loves Lacey just the way she is, yet strives each day to make her life and behavior a little bit better.
Thank you Kevin for making my day.
Oh, and did I mention, "perfect clients" (even near perfect clients) have excellent results!

10/14/2024

I'm proud to announce that Pet Professional Guild has published my article on their blog for pet owners, "Pets & Their People." This is an excellent blog and I highly recommend you subscribe. Here's my article "A Sheltered Life: how to choose great shelter dog.

I'm just an average middle-aged guy. I have a nondescript tannish brown coat, I'm carrying a few extra pounds, and going a little prematurely gray around the

10/07/2024

It really is a "buyer beware" situation when purchasing a puppy. And I have empathy for clients who realize after the fact that they were, in fact, duped into purchasing a puppy mill dog. It is really hard for the consumer to discern. The following article makes it a little easier:

You think you’ve asked all the right questions about the puppy you want to buy, and the breeder has seemingly provided all the right answers.

09/30/2024

Yet another study comparing the effectiveness of using aversive training tools and methods and R+ (Positive Reinforement) tools and methods.

Do you have clients who believe electronic collars are more effective? A recent study finds that positive reinforcement works more quickly.

09/24/2024

These two fearful pups came together at Puppy Kindergarten on Saturday and by the end of the session, they were playing together nicely! Next week they should have even more confidence.

09/20/2024

Some pics from past classes. New classes starting at Markham Park. Call to register 954-349-5969

09/19/2024

Puppy Kindergarten for puppies under 20 weeks, and Basic Doggy Manners group classes will start up after the summer hiatus on Saturday, 9/21 at Markham Park. Check out curriculum on https://playtraindog.com/

In-home private training sessions; Puppy Kindergarten, Basic & CGC group classes. Fear Free Certifi

07/17/2024

I'm proud to be participating in the Celebrating Life initiative with Pet Professional Guild which includes three days of webinars, August, 16, 17 & 18th. I will be presenting "Fear NOT: How to Help the Fearful Dog" on Saturday 8/17 at 5:30 PM. Here's my FB chat where I'm being interviewed by Suzanne Clothier, et al, regarding the content of my presentation. I speak bout halfway in.

Hosted by Dayle Pierce Eduardo FernandezSusan ClaireSuzanne ClothierCat Harbord

05/22/2024

https://positively.com/dog-training/post/everyone-is-an-expert-these-days

Trainers need to supply proper credentials to their clients and clients should demand quality from their trainers. Only then will we make this a better world for the dogs.

05/05/2024

Dogs never bite "out of nowhere." Learn about canine body language to better understand your dog's emotional state and intentions. https://fb.watch/rTgN14IshW/

04/23/2024

https://www.facebook.com/Playtrain/posts/pfbid0356YgmTeLrroH8TPrArjerxPk9BYLhRWw69wj667UpoWAGCVhpPEnWeqTkHpMRRnMl

A review of the scientific research finds there are risks to using electronic collars in dog training and calls for a ban.

04/17/2024

My client wanted a German Shepherd or Belgian Malinois that wouldn't eat her cats. Looks like the universe delivered.

04/13/2024

Dogs sometimes need to wear a cone after surgery. Desensitizing them to it in advance can reduce the stress wearing the cone can cause. This step-by step article makes it simple.

Cones are necessary for dogs after surgery, but they can cause a lot of distress. Teach your dog to tolerate wearing a cone in case the need arises.

04/12/2024

• Let your puppy cry it out in their crate.
• Spray your dog with compressed air if they bark.
• Push them into a sit or a down.
• Give a sharp tug on the lead when they pull.
• Make them wait for their food.
• Remove their food when they’re eating.
• Be the alpha…show them who’s boss.

Are these things you’d do to someone you care about? Someone whose well-being is entirely in your hands? Someone you want a good relationship with? Someone you want to like you?

Are these things you’d do to your friend?

I’m guessing the answer is no. But they’re all things that are routinely recommended in almost every dog FB group I’m in (which is why I have almost all of them muted because seeing this stuff on a daily basis gets wearing).

Why do we find it so easy to treat our dogs with such casual, unthinking unkindness? Often because we never really stand back and question conventional wisdom. We just accept traditional dogma at face value.

But our dogs deserve more. They deserve us to think more deeply about how we treat them. They deserve to be able to trust us implicitly. They deserve to be treated, and taught, with fairness, kindness & clarity. They deserve to be allowed to be dogs. They deserve to be treated as the friends we say they are.

They deserve us to ditch the dogma, question the conventional wisdom and give as much weight to how they feel as we do to what we want.

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Clients often ask me, "What do I do when she pulls?" When the real question should be "What do I do when she walks with a loose leash?" And the answer is...... reinforce it! Animals repeat behaviors that are reinforced. So reinforcing Loose Leash walking makes it more likely the dog will repeat that behavior and less likely they will pull. A great way to teach the loose leash walk is by CAPTURING it: waiting patiently for the dog to do it themselves and them reinforcing it. Watch a beautiful execution of that method.

13 week old Harley doing a perfect recall with distractions- near the dog park.

This cutie-pie is Kirby, a chihuahua mix. Kirby is reactive to new people and barked at me non stop the first time I entered his home. We discovered he was less reactive and more easily re-directed outside where he had space to move and create distance. It's important for strangers to NOT walk up to him and try to pet his head. Here I am role-playing with Kirby's mom so she can direct strangers how to stand still and put their hand out and out for Kirby to "touch" only IF he wishes to greet. You can see he's still a little bit conflicted in this video.