The Dog Conversations We Avoid

Rehoming dogs. Behavioral euthanasia. And the parts of these conversations we usually avoid. If you want the honest story of the dog I rehomed… you'r…

7 months, 1 week ago

Trainers Behaving Badly

Trainers behaving badly.

Force-free trainers behaving badly.
Balanced trainers behaving badly.
And what we do when people show up poorly…especia…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Least Aversive Option

If you use an aversive in training, is the goal to use the least aversive option, or the least aversive option that gets the job done and fits within…

8 months ago

The Art of Choice in Dog Training

Sometimes I'll take choice away if I think it's the right thing for the dogs. Sometimes I'll give choice. And sometimes I'll just stop working on a p…

10 months ago

Are Dogs Really More Anxious Today? …And Other Things We Can't Actually Know

If we make a blanket statement like, "dogs are more anxious today than they used to be", or "more dogs are being euthanized then were in the past"…

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10 months, 1 week ago

Punishment in Training: Does Safety Justify It?

Does adding punishers to training make sense when safety is a consideration?

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

The "Click" and Training the Dog in Front of You

Why do I both click and then use a location specific marker with Tye? I explain it here, with Xen making a cameo appearance to demonstrate! And then …

11 months ago

Reading Stress in Dogs

Signs of stress all have normal variants that are not distress at all; remember that every time you're analyzing a dog for signs of stress! and… I ta…

11 months, 1 week ago

The Depth of Behavior Challenges

I've been noticing more honesty in the dog training world on IG lately… trainers from all camps admitting that some behavior issues aren't "fixed" bu…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

About That Stress Inoculation...

Your dog lives such an stress-free life that you have to add more for their own good?!

I talk a little bit about my dog's lives here today. Plenty o…

11 months, 3 weeks ago