Dog Training 101

08/12/2022

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16/09/2022

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A lost cat in New York found her way home after several days and rang her owner’s doorbell, leading to a heartwarming reunion recorded on video.

22/05/2022

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Please tell every dog or cat owner you know. Even if you don't have a pet, please pass this to those who do.
Over the weekend, the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. The dogs loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog (Calypso) decided the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk. Halfway through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly.

Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company's web site,

This product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats.

Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that "It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it."

*Snopes site gives the following information: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp .asp>

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other garden supply stores contains a lethal ingredient called 'Theobromine'. It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks.

Theobromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or baker's chocolate which is toxic to dogs. Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.

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No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich."
~ Louis Sabin

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself."
-- Josh Billings

"No one in your family will ever be as forgiving of your mistakes as your dog."
Susan Hyde

"Folks will know how large your soul is, By the way you treat a dog!"
Charles F. Doran

16/05/2022

They are collecting ticks from around the US.

******Attention******
Anyone who goes out in the woods and gets a tick, please send it to the University of Kentucky for study. UK is studying all ticks to see what they carry and if one carries something, they will notify you with what they found. They are trying to see what different regions’ ticks are carrying what diseases. Send all ticks in a bag with a cotton ball soaked in alcohol & address the package as such:
Attention:
Anna Pasternak
1100 South Limestone
Agriculture North
S 225
Lexington Ky 40546
Send your name, number, and location, and if it was found on a human or animal.

15/05/2022

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"Beneath every behavior there is a feeling. And beneath each feeling is a need. And when we meet that need rather than focus on the behavior, we begin to deal with the cause, not the symptom."

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In my upcoming live Love Trust Grow Challenge, I'll be teaching you about the 5 crucial needs that we need to meet for our dogs to thrive and to be happily cooperative.

Instead of focusing on more training, more socialization, more desensitization, more counter conditioning, more transacting ...

We can change our life and our relationship with our dogs by digging under the surface for root causes, and learning to make simple changes that work in real life.

I'm READY to work with you all week and get you and your dog started with your partnership lifestyle.❤️

I'll be teaching the 4 daily practices that diffuse reactivity, over-arousal, and other challenging behaviors...and create a calmer, happier, and more peaceful life with your dog.

You get PDF workbooks, and live daily classes where I'll answer your questions and teach you EXACTLY what you need to know so that you can start enjoying life with your dog.

You'll also get invited to our pop-up Facebook group full of support from me and my team, connection with dog moms just like you, and get answers to your questions about living in harmony with your dog.

Signup for free:
dancinghearts.link/love

See ya there!
Kathy xo

PS: Can't attend live? No worries, we will post the replay of each session on our replay page.

14/05/2022

'Bout time!!

What science can tell us about how other creatures experience the world

13/05/2022

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Many of us dog moms are living life from a highly reactionary place. We don't pause - we simply react to our own big emotions. And we react to the big emotions of our dogs. This causes us to feel stressed out and out of control sometimes.

When we are triggered, emotions flood the mind and body and our nervous system responds by taking us into fight, flight, frenzy or freeze. This is when our habitual reactions come into play.

We (and our dogs) react in the ways that our bodies and minds have been shaped to, and that's when there's likely to be yelling, barking, pulling, trying to escape, hiding, shutting down etc.

And the reactivity spiral continues ... and becomes ever more habituated and difficult to break free from.

That's where the PAUSE comes in.

We can heal the reactivity spiral that we are caught up in with our dogs by becoming aware of and understanding our own reactions ... which will enable us to consciously choose how we respond. And those new choices are what will help us to help our dogs to feel safe and calm. And free of the reactivity spiral.

Now, you can choose to create opportunities for you and your dog to feel safe, calm and happy, instead of stuck in the reactivity spiral.

The more you learn to respond with a pause first, the more confident and curious you become.

Pause ~ Breathe ~ Connect

Connect to what truly matters...connect to our dog, connect to our calm, connect to our heart. Connect to the life that we dream of with our dogs!

💖 I'm teaching you all about this in my free, virtual Love Trust Grow Challenge that starts May 16th.

I'll be guiding you to implement the 4 daily practices that diffuse reactivity, over-arousal, and other challenging behaviors...and create a calmer, happier, and more peaceful life with your dog.

Signup for free at: dancinghearts.link/love

See you there!
Kathy xo

11/05/2022

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04/05/2022

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26/04/2022

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SO JUST HOW LONG DO YOUR PET’S SHOTS LAST?

Definitely longer than a year!

According to the top pet immunologist (aka vaccine expert) in the world, Dr. Ronald Schultz, Ph.D. – “ Annual revaccination provides no benefit and may increase the risk for adverse reactions.”

What the heck are adverse reactions (or side effects)?

Well according to the other rock star pet immunologist Dr. Jean Dodds:

“Side effects from dog vaccinations can occur anywhere from instantly up to several weeks or months later. Vaccines can even cause susceptibility to chronic diseases that appear much later in a dog’s life (Dodd, 2001).

Severe and fatal adverse reactions include:

•Susceptibility to infections.

•Neurological disorders and encephalitis.

•Aberrant behavior, including unprovoked aggression.

•Vaccines are linked to seizures. Distemper, parvovirus, rabies and, presumably, other vaccines have been linked with poly neuropathy, a nerve disease that involves inflammation of several nerves. (Dodds,2001)”

SO HOW LONG EXACTLY DOES YOUR PET’S VACCINE LAST?

According to the recommendations of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), (basically the dudes who set the standards for the vets): “Among healthy dogs, all commercially available [core] vaccines are expected to induce a sustained protective immune response lasting at least 5 yr. thereafter”

Here’s the breakdown of the core vaccines from Dr. Ronald Schultz:

Minimum Duration of Immunity for Canine Vaccines:

Distemper- 7 years by challenge
Parvovirus – 7 years by challenge
Adenovirus – 7 years by challenge
Canine rabies – 3 years by challenge

The moral of the story here, if you have no idea when your pet is due or has been vaccinated, then just run a titer test and this will confirm if you are due, rather than over-vaccinate your poor pet, setting the stage for future problems!

What’s a titer test?

A titer test (pronounced tight-errr) is a laboratory or in-house veterinary test measuring the existence and level of antibodies (necessary to fight off disease) in your pet’s blood. Basically, it’s a test that will tell you whether or not you actually need to vaccinate your pet.

It’s also super useful when making a decision about vaccinating a pet with an unknown vaccination history, or for determining if pets have received immunity from vaccination.

Vaccinating your pet is super important so don’t lose the overall message here: VACCINATE, JUST DON’T OVER-VACCINATE!

According to Dr. Dodds:

“Vaccines have achieved many important benefits for companion animals, and has saved more animals' lives than any other medical advance.”

Want more on titer testing? Check it out:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153271303942028&set=pb.509362027.-2207520000.1461100680.&type=3&theater

Rodney Habib

"An educated, informed and well-researched community of pet owners can only put more pressure on the pet food industry to be better! When pet owners know better, they will only do better!"

24/04/2022

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The new issue of OPERANTS magazine is here! Check it out today at community.bfskinner.org or, if you are a subscriber, follow a link in the email!

24/04/2022

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12/04/2022

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This is a good illustration of puppy socialization needs, shared from Good as Gold Training, but I would also add that all of the listed exposure and experience needs to feel *safe* for the puppy. If s/he is nervous, tentative, or fearful the fear should be handled by backing off a little and reintroducing very slowly and with lots of praise, food and patience. Sometimes, for the sake of "socialization", owners push their puppies too far and too fast, and it can backfire. Good socialization requires that we "read" our puppies and help them feel safe as they navigate the sounds, textures, people and animals in their new world.

06/04/2022

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06/04/2022

Our April newsletter article is now out! With Bite Prevention next week, find out how to keep your kids and dogs safe with each other.

https://conta.cc/3NPa1gM

01/04/2022

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22/03/2022

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