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Happy Buddha Dog Training LLC Happy Buddha Dog Training is a family-owned business, helping people and their pets develop a closer relationship. Member Pet Professional Guild.
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Providing in-home pet dog training services in southern Dane county, and northern parts of Green and Rock counties of Wisconsin. Professional dog trainer: Accredited by Pet Professional Accreditation Board Methods are entirely force-free and reward-based, founded upon scientific principles.

22/11/2024

I am happy to report that Oregon Farm Center is supporting Desert Willow Ranch, Rescue & Rehab. So...let’s support Oregon Farm Center too!

I collected dozens of these devices from families over the years, showing them force-free alternatives and that they did...
22/11/2024

I collected dozens of these devices from families over the years, showing them force-free alternatives and that they did not need the aversive gear. When we know better, we can do better. Thanks to force-free trainers who educated me. Now I can pass it along to others.

Is it safe and humane to use a choke collar or prong collar on a dog? Can they make a dog more reactive or cause physical injury? Find out why positive dog trainers recommend other options.

21/11/2024

Welfare-focused dog training is beneficial to all dogs, no matter the breed or behaviour. It encourages and reinforces good behaviours while preventing potential mistreatment and bad habits that can cause stress, anxiety and health issues.

Most importantly, welfare-focused dog training keeps a pet's wellbeing at the forefront of instruction. It teaches owners how to communicate effectively with their canine companions so that both parties feel secure in their relationship and are free from fear or distress. This creates an environment where learning takes place through positive reinforcement rather than punishment based on making mistakes – something which provides greater overall psychological stability for the animal.

Welfare focused training also prevents behavioural problems from forming in the first place. Good instruction gives guardians tools to help them shape their dog's resilience and behaviours in constructive ways long before problems become habituated allowing humanely resolving any issues as soon as they arise instead of relying on outdated methods of brutal physical corrections such as those often employed by more traditional trainers who have not adopted scientifically proven modern techniques over trusty old techniques recently debunked.

21/11/2024
21/11/2024

For all the pet sitters!

20/11/2024
20/11/2024

'Balanced' dog training has risks. Here’s why.

20/11/2024

🌠NEW POST in Pets and Their People!
Five Tips for Being the Best Guardian for Your Senior Dog
"So, whilst your dog may be slowing down, don’t stop doing the things that bring you joy together. So, what if that walk takes a bit longer? Dance, sing silly songs with them, laugh and be grateful for Every. Single. Day." - Emma Hamilton of Paws Mindfully
Read more here:
https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/pet-owners/pets-and-their-people/pets-and-their-people-blog/five-tips-for-being-the-best-guardian-for-your-senior-dog/

The Desert Willow Ranch, Rescue & Rehab open house is Saturday the 23rd, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Come meet the dogs t...
20/11/2024

The Desert Willow Ranch, Rescue & Rehab open house is Saturday the 23rd, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Come meet the dogs that are available for adoption, and enjoy cookies and hot cider.

I am looking forward to this event. Come join us.
19/11/2024

I am looking forward to this event. Come join us.

Are you coming to the open house on Saturday?? These guys want to meet you!!

Goose and Maverick ❤️🐾

https://issuu.com/petprofessionalguild/docs/bftg_march_2020_digital_edition/s/10205617Charlee's family allowed me to wri...
18/11/2024

https://issuu.com/petprofessionalguild/docs/bftg_march_2020_digital_edition/s/10205617

Charlee's family allowed me to write an article about their sad experience with an electronic containment system which was installed on their lawn. (There is a happy force-free ending!)

Daniel Antolec presents the case of labradoodle Charlee and the ensuing fallout that occurred after her guardians, believing they were keeping her safe, installed an electronic containment system in their yard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIdWJZorFpcRecall can be a life saving thing to teach a dog, and I remember calling Budd...
18/11/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIdWJZorFpc

Recall can be a life saving thing to teach a dog, and I remember calling Buddha to me on occasions when he was chasing deer, and a coyote. Incorporating training skills into daily life, such as playing a game, is a fun way to proof behaviors on cue.

Training can be incorporated into daily living, in the form of fun games. Do so in a variety of locations and you will have a dog who listens and responds n...

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Monday 11:00 - 19:00
Tuesday 11:00 - 19:00
Wednesday 11:00 - 19:00
Thursday 11:00 - 19:00
Friday 11:00 - 19:00
Saturday 11:00 - 19:00
Sunday 11:00 - 19:00

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Clara's favorite activity during our play sessions is to investigate every single gopher hole in the space of 2 1/2 acres. This is a great example of what enrichment looks like with a dog.

What each of us probably wants to do on a hot, sunny day.

Bruno knows how to entertain himself on a summer day.

Dane4Dogs is a local organization promoting animal welfare, and in particular striving to shut down a Beagle puppy mill business that breeds dogs for use (abuse) as experimentation subjects. A peaceful public protest is planned in Madison (WI) on November 11th. You can learn more about it here: www.dogdefendersmarch.com I hope to see you there.

If Bruno could speak... "Throw the ball! Throw the ball! Throw the ball!

Here we go again! Pearl, Bluebell and Shirley came running back to the barn every time I rang a bell, and when we gave Fancy, our horse, a home she learned this just as reliably. No need for shock collars on horse, sheep or dogs. Positive reinforcement works just fine!🙂

Recall With a Bell
Recall With a Bell

In spring of 2008 we brought three two-month old lambs into our family and taught them to come running back to the barn at the ring of a bell. I have two videos to prove it! Flying birds spooked them so I had to sound the bell a second time. (The photo was taken years later, when Gandhi and Pearl became friends.)

Buddha loved stuff animals. Here are the before and after photos!

Barnyard Recall
Barnyard Recall

Teaching recall can be great fun for the human and the animal alike. When we first got our horse and sheep I wanted a way to call them back to the barn, especially when a thunderstorm was approaching. In about five trials they would stop grazing and eagerly return to the barn. During the training process I used a bowl of cracked corn to reinforce their recall behavior, and then simply made some hay available in their stalls. I used a bell as the training cue, but they soon chose to come to me whenever I entered the barnyard. I think an important part of a solid recall is the relationship. It baffles me that some trainers use shock collars to "teach" recall. "You better come to me or I will shock you!" does not sound appealing to me, and I do not think Fancy or the sheep would have responded well to such a method. Force-free rocks!

Rocket learned loose-leash walking as a puppy and maintains polite leash manners to this day, seven years later. This video was taken early in his learning process. Once a behavior has become habitual, treats can be dispensed on a variable basis...like the way a slot machine pays a player

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What is Happy Buddha Dog Training?

Providing in-home pet dog training, behavior modification, walking and pet-sitting services throughout central and southern Dane County, northern Green and Rock counties of Wisconsin. Professional dog trainer: Accredited by Pet Professional Accreditation Board and certified by Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers. Methods are entirely force-free and reward-based, founded upon scientific principles, following the values and position statements of the Pet Professional Guild and American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior. Member of The Pet Professional Guild and chair of the PPG Advocacy Committee, International Association of Behavior Consultants, volunteer for Humane Society of the United States. Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin accredited business with A+ rating.