GOING TO THE BATHROOM or GOING FOR A WALK
Go potty, go pee, go poo, let’s go out, or directive for my own dogs, go to the bathroom. What is your favorite word for asking your dog to urinate or defecate? Go potty is the one I hear the[…]
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DOG PARK SAFE PLAY ALTERNATIVE
What could be more fun than going to your neighborhood’s “Dog Park” if you have a dog? Clients ask me what I think about dog parks and want an honest answer, but I know they are really looking for me[…]
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WHAT A PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINER DOES
Canine training is a compilation of four components: house training, obedience training, behavior modification, and social skills. Let‘s start with house training. Taking your puppy out every hour or two may seem to be the most logical way to head[…]
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WHO WILL CARE FOR YOUR DOG?
What will happen to your dog if something happens to you? A few years ago, I sustained an injury serious enough to send me to an emergency room. After several hours, I was admitted to the hospital, followed by surgery[…]
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HE’S NOT BEING BAD – HE’S JUST A PUPPY!
HE’S JUST BEING A PUPPY! STAGES OF LIFE As humans, we think of children in terms of babies, toddlers, and teenagers/adolescents. Canines also have stages of growth and maturity recognized in terms that are identifiable by physical and behavioral changes.[…]
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A DOG’S GOOD MANNERS NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE
One reason pet parents tend to cross the street to avoid confrontation when walking their dog is to avoid embarrassment. I know some of you are probably shaking your heads in agreement. I know this to be true because embarrassment[…]
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WORKING WITH YOUR DOG’S REACTIVE THRESHOLD
We have all heard and used the word threshold meaning the sill of a doorway, entrance into a house or building, or any place or point of entering or beginning. But in Psychology, the threshold refers to the point at[…]
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KNEE-JERK REACTION=LACK OF IMPULSE CONTROL
Impulse control is a learned ability to not have a spontaneous, knee-jerk reaction. This is done by using teaching/training methods that condition a dog to have self-control. Lack of self-control or impulse control is not age-related meaning it’s not a[…]
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THE DESIGNATED BATHROOM TRY IT JENNA’S WAY
Housebreaking, now called housetraining or potty training, is more complex than just teaching your puppy to go to the “bathroom” outside. The part of this process that I want to bring to your attention is all the additional benefits you[…]
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