Cooperative Care and the Pet Tutor By Deborah Jones, Ph.D. One of my hobbies is working on cooperative care with my dogs. What is cooperative care? It is any sort of physical handling that is necessary in order to maintain…
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Cooperative Care and the Pet Tutor
Tagged with: clicker training, dog love, dog trainers, Dog training, dogs, nail trimming, Pet Tutor, reward based training, Smart Animal, Smart Animal Training Systems, smart training feeder, trimming nails
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Fear, Misc, Positive Animal Training, Technology, Training tools
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Fear, Misc, Positive Animal Training, Technology, Training tools
From Auspicious Beginnings to a Hard-won Solution – Malena DeMartini
From Auspicious Beginnings to a Hard-won Solution – Malena DeMartini My second client ever (circa 2001) was a separation anxiety case. The dog’s name was Guinness, like the beer, and his guardians had found him sickly and tattered, scavenging for…
Why Common Ways To Reduce Nuisance Barking Can Be Ineffective Or Worse!
Bark, bark, bark… Dogs bark, that’s a fact, whether we like it or not. But much like when children cry or scream, it’s very hard for us to simply ignore such vocalizations. Barking is loud and often disturbing to the…
Tagged with: Animal training, Barking, Dog, dog aggression, dog behavior, Dog training, dogs, Jennifer Cattet, Pet Tutor, Smart Animal Training Systems
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Dog/human relationship, Fear, Separation anxiety
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Dog/human relationship, Fear, Separation anxiety
Fear, Fireworks & Neuroplasticity: What you should never do when your dog is afraid
Modern dog training recognizes that many of our dog’s problematic behaviors are the expression of an underlying fear. When Fido is scared, he’s going to automatically flee, freeze or fight depending on whether he’s dealing with another dog, a person…
Tagged with: Animal training, Dog, dog reactivity, dogs, Fear in dogs, Jennifer Cattet, neuroplasticity, reactivity, Smart Animal Training Systems, thresholds
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Dog/human relationship, Fear
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Dog/human relationship, Fear
Calming signals- Are they truly signals or calming?
Calming signals is a term brought forth by Norwegian dog trainer Turid Rugaas (2005) to describe behaviors that dogs display when trying to calm down a situation. In animals living in groups, it’s important to have ways of communication that…
Tagged with: calming signals, Dog, dog behavior, dogs, Ethology, Jennifer Cattet, Smart Animal Training Systems, stress signals, Turid Rugaas
Posted in Dog behavior, Educational, Fear, Misc, Psychology, science
Posted in Dog behavior, Educational, Fear, Misc, Psychology, science
Acts of punishment are stronger than rewards
We sometimes assume that choosing punishment or rewards in training is merely a matter of personal preferences. We use the tools that we deem the most effective, and that we have grown proficient with. If we can teach a dog…
The 10 best ways to get bit by a dog
Dog bites hurt! Even when they don’t break skin, the mere pressure of the canine jaws is enough to inflict serious pain. Many of us have experienced at least one traumatic chomp. The speed and brutality of the act often…
Tagged with: Dog, dog aggression, dog behavior, dog bites, dogs, human dog bond, Jennifer Cattet, Smart Animal
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog/human relationship, emotions, Fear, Roughhousing
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog/human relationship, emotions, Fear, Roughhousing
Dog barking: different types and treatments
Barking is loud, obnoxious, irritating and is very hard to tolerate. It’s meant to be! When a baby cries, we feel an insurmountable urge to do something about it. In the same way, when our dog barks, we’re compelled to…
Tagged with: Animal training, Barking, Dog, dog emotions, Dog training, dogs, human dog bond, Jennifer Cattet, Pet Tutor, reward based training, Smart Animal Training Systems
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Dog/human relationship, emotions, Fear, Misc, Psychology, Separation anxiety
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Dog/human relationship, emotions, Fear, Misc, Psychology, Separation anxiety
Reactivity and Aggression in dogs – Managing and Treating
It’s hard to enjoy a walk in the park, when we know our beloved companion can suddenly turn into Cujo at the first sight of a strange dog or a jogger. Not only do we have to face the challenge…
Tagged with: Animal training, dog aggression, dog reactivity, Dog training, dog walk, dogs, Jennifer Cattet, leash walking, reactivity, Smart Animal Training Systems
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, emotions, Fear, Positive Animal Training, Psychology
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, emotions, Fear, Positive Animal Training, Psychology
Social referencing: we influence how our dog sees the world
When we’re unsure about a novel situation, our first response is to look around and check how others are reacting. This behavior is easy to spot when watching hidden camera TV shows where a person faced with an ambiguous situation…
Tagged with: Animal training, Dog, human dog bond, Jennifer Cattet, Smart Animal Training Systems, social referencing
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog/human relationship, emotions, Fear, Psychology, science
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog/human relationship, emotions, Fear, Psychology, science