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Impulse control for dogs

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Using your leash as a learning tool

Let’s be practical here. As much as you would like to shape behaviors but not force the dog by molding or yanking (an example for molding would be: putting the dog…

Impulse control game: waiting pays off !

Most of us have heard of the behavior exercise : Leave it! When the skill is learned the dog will turn away from an object he desires voluntarily because this…
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Relaxation protocols

As I am gaining more experience teaching dogs to be comfortable in the overly stimulating urban environment I am finding that rewarding settling on a blanket or bed of their…
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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.…
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Mark your calendar!

Complimentary Training and Behavior Mini Consultations at PETROPOLIS NYC 91 Washington Street New York Saturday, April 12, 2014 11:30 am – 2:30 pm Here is your chance to ask a…

overheard

So, I am in the elevator of my building and a woman who has recently adopted a dog enters with that pup along with a few other people. “SIT” she…

Recent fun happenings at DogRelations

The incentive for teaching Lulu to run into the harness from a distance came from the owner who complained that she tended to back away from him when he tried…

The game of tug

The game can become too arousing for the dog and human hands can get hurt if the dog does not know drop it and consider it part of the game.…

What to do on a rainy day?

Boredom is the mother of nuisance behaviors. We have established that in previous posts and even made a poster about that! Today the weather was miserable. So, I decided to…