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The last quarter of the year is a rough one for dogs.
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Choosing to Come When Called—and Other Choice Morsels on the Science of Choice Behaviour!
By Aidan Bindoff on 08/01/2010Dogs make choices. Training is really about increasing the probability that your dog makes the choice that you prefer over all other choices, and that’s why it's important to understand how animals make choices. The good news is that the probability of a behaviour is actually quite predictable—which is not so comforting if you discover that the behaviour you want has a low probability! But the other piece of good news is that there are ways to increase probability, and the study of “choice behaviour” explains how.
Every Dog Deserves Its Day
By KPCT on 07/22/2010Each year, thousands of animals are euthanized because owners reach the end of the leash in trying to correct behavior problems like aggression, reactivity, excessive barking and destructive
What Squirrel? 10 Techniques for Training with Distractions
By Casey Lomonaco on 06/01/2010Kids and Dogs: Making it Click!
By Casey Lomonaco on 05/01/2010Contrary to popular belief, kids and dogs are not always “a match made in heaven.” Young children are among the most frequent canine bite victims, primarily because they do many things (usually inadvertently) that dogs do not like. Luckily, there are a number of efforts a parent can make to ensure that the family dog and the children in the household are not only able to tolerate each other, but thrive together as a training team.
