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The adventures of Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, Rachel Golub. Serving San Diego and Riverside Counties. Specializing in aggression, reactivity, and fear.

Dog training, behavior modification, and luxury boarding provided by Certified Behavior Consultants.

29/10/2022

Just a reminder that the sole purpose of this tool is to use pain to stop a behavior. No way around it.

Trainers will say it’s a “communication tool” which is somewhat accurate but the goal is to communicate that if the dog doesn’t stop what they’re doing, you will hurt them. That’s intimidation and causes fear.

I also often hear that it’s just a tool that’s used to decrease pulling just like a no-pull harness. No-pull harnesses due inhibit pulling but they do not use the threat of pain to accomplish it.

I choose to not use pain and fear to achieve my training goals. I’m not ok with opting for damaging the relationship with the animal to achieve a contrived behavior that is not natural to dogs. I have the luxury of knowing how to train without intimidation and fear. That luxury isn’t exclusive to me and anyone who has the interest can learn those same skills.

15/10/2022

Beardie had a blast showing off his biker dude costume at ‘s Bark on the Boards event today. Beardie is one of the many amazing Animal Assisted Therapy pets that provide emotional support for the residents at Baylor’s Women’s Correctional Institute! Fun fact, you can target train and teach other fun behaviors with reptiles too! Beardie’s preferred reinforcers are super worms and microgreens.

09/10/2022

So stoked for us to have a bird again! This male red tail is already read to free fly after just under 3 weeks of training.

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