It’s a part of ALL animal learning. . Positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment and negative punishment. . Punish your dog for bad behavior If you are a trainer you need to be utilizing ALL of these. NOT just positive reinforcement. If you are not using all of these you are limiting how the… [Read More]
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Are You Making This Crucial Mistake?
So, you get a new dog, you’re excited, you want to introduce it to all of your friends, neighbours and family. Sound familiar? This is what most owners do when bring home a puppy. Could you be making a mistake by doing this? You sure can. Right off the bat, introducing your dog to excited… [Read More]
Luna’s progress over the last 2 weeks in Behaviour Modification Program
A little clip of Luna’s progress over the last 2 weeks ! Luna was very bratty, unsure and nervous. Results of Behaviour Modification Program Instead of avoiding situations that she is nervous or fearful of, coddling, feeling bad, spoiling her and feeding into her issues we choose to work her and all other dogs through… [Read More]
Don’t Give Up on your Dog Training Goals
Don’t Give Up Please do NOT give up on your training goals. EVER!. If one way isn’t working and you’ve tried it long enough, try another way but don’t give up. Whether you’re training for obedience, modifying your dog’s behaviour or training for some sort of sport, keep your eye on the prize. There will… [Read More]
Dog Behaviour Modification Tips
Changing a dogs behaviour that has been rehearsed for many months or years, is not likely not completely change in a couple of weeks, instead it will take our program plus a couple months of getting things right back at home. Dog Behaviour Modification During the Behaviour Modification program they can drastically improve. This means… [Read More]
Leash Reactivity & Arousal
Sniffing, marking, pulling, scanning etc are all behaviour modification that can create loading (working itself up), anxiety and a constant state of arousal. Dogs in these states are much more likely to react, have shorter thresholds and are more likely to take action when a trigger (something that causes the dog to react/the dog reacts… [Read More]
