Dog Training and Related News
What makes a puppy educated?
The first and most common association with the term “ Puppy Training” appears to be the idea of “House Training”. Surely that is a huge concern everyone has when bringing…
Go ahead and play tug with your dog!
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/jul/17/dog-training-john-bradshaw-animal-behavior Professor John Bradshaw is holding out a clenched fist – you might see this as a novel way of greeting a stranger were it not that it is my…
The problem with the word “positive”
Whatever “well behaved” means to you, your dog will learn which behaviors are acceptable and which are not. After all, as much as we love them, as close as they…
Dawning of a mixed species piano duo!
2 hadnds 2 paws piano
As featured in New York Magazine!!!!
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/07/elizabeth-weiss-dog-trainer-encounter.html DAILY INTELLIGENCERENCOUNTER July 29, 20148:00 a.m. Making House Calls With Elisabeth Weiss, New York’s Most Musical Dog Trainer By Jada Yuan Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine “Wow! Good girl!” Elisabeth Weiss…
Summer update
This is “Gus”. He is about 5 months old now and has been living with his family for 7 or 8 weeks. I was told that he got very aroused…
domestication
You are what you look like holds true. If being friendly provides a biological niche the physical changes happen along with the “friendly and nice” traits. This is true for…
Manners: Impulse control
Puppy manners is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot. Just because you have taught your puppy “sit” does not mean that you will have a well behaved dog.…
More silly tricks
“Wag your tail” on cue! “Twirl” the pedal of a bicycle…just because and why not?