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Hot Dog!
Contrary to what most people believe, dogs overheat more quickly than humans do. They wear their fur coat all year long and they do not sweat. They cool their bodies by panting, or blowing out hea...
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Rate of Reinforcement
I was just reading an article on reinforcement or rewarding behavior. The main point of the article was that: behavior is consequence driven. We are likely to repeat or not to repeat behavior de...
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The Look At That Game
I work with aggressive dogs. I have used a number of techniques over the years but one that I have been using a lot lately is called LAT or the Look At That game. The idea behind the LAT gam...
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I Need A Moment To Rant About Violence
I need a moment to rant. Recently I worked with a client who ran into someone at a pet store who told her that to cure her pup’s nipping all she needed to do was to stick her thumb in the dogs mo...
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To Mark or Not to Mark
I have recently run into a number of people who have absolutely refused to use a marker signal while training their dogs. Just what exactly is a marker signal you ask? There are three types of ma...
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