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Many get the wrong information even before they start training their dogs. One question that many get confused is: How do we stop or punish behaviors? What is the right way to train our dogs? Punish? or Reinforce Behavior? Questions we hear often: How do I stop my dog from jumping on people? How do I stop my dog from biting? How to I stop my puppy form chewing? How do i stop my dog from________? […]
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ANATOMY CANINE BODY LANGUAGE: LIPS, EARS, TAIL, ETC LEARN TO READ THE WHOLE DOG NOTE: This section is in progress and will be updated daily! We have added the most widely recognized and just enough to advance any skill levels Anatomy Whether we simply are living with dogs, or training them we all need knowledge of canine physical structure. First thing any professional would recommend in a sudden change in behavior is a full veterinarian
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“Why is he doing that?” Have you ever looked at your dog and thought “Why is he doing that?” or “Hmmm, what is my dog feeling?” One way dogs communicate is through body language. Reading a dog’s body language and accompanying behaviors can provide you with a lot of information about how your dog is feeling and what his next step might be. This becomes especially important when trying to keep yourself and your children
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Robert K. Anderson DVM Diplomate ACVB and ACVPM Professor and Director Emeritus, Animal Behavior Clinic and Center to Study Human/Animal Relationships and Environments University of Minnesota 1666 Coffman Street, Suite 128, Falcon Heights, MN 55108 Phone 612-644-7400 FAX 612-644-4262 Puppy Vaccination and Socialization Should Go Together TO: My Colleagues in Veterinary Medicine: Common questions I receive from puppy owners, dog trainers and veterinarians concern: 1) What is the most favorable age or period of time
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Puppy Social Development Being a puppy is more than just play time, cuddles, and puppy breath. Every day your little one is learning and growing. What they experience in these formative years (Stages of Puppyhood) play an integral role in the personality they will develop as they turn into adult dogs. As you could guess, well-socialized puppies most often turn into well-socialized dogs. When you talk, pet, play, and love your puppy, you are
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Livestock Guardian Dog Section Preventing LGD Failure – Meeting Your LGD’s Needs Preventing LGD Failure – Meeting Your LGD’s Needs It can be confusing, especially for new owners of livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) to sort out which information to follow as oftentimes the advice they hear is contradictory. For example “never bring them in the house and don’t handle them a lot” versus “bring them inside where … Click Here Livestock Guardian DogsHistory and Training
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Dominance In Dog training & Social Hierarchies. Dominance: Why It’s Not In Our Vocabulary?Dominance: In The Dog Training Industry The term dominance gets thrown around a lot in the dog training industry. For generations people and trainers alike have attributed many dog behaviors to a dominance structure.Either the dog is dominating or submissive, which has been thought to cause them to act certain ways. However, as we grow in knowledge and experience, professionals have learned…
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Are Dogs Conscious? When a butterfly lands on your sleeve, you stop to admire the colors and beauty. When a puppy toddles over to sniff your hand, you talk to it and try to entice the puppy closer. By choosing to engage the puppy but not the butterfly, people acknowledge that dogs make choices in their interactions. People are firm in their belief that humans are capable of self-awareness and have motives and desires.
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Desensitizing and Counter-conditioning At one point in time, I had a neurotic sheltie. Some people might say that most shelties are neurotic, but you’ll soon see why this case was a misunderstanding. Candy was afraid of everything; vacuums, carpeting, other dogs, and the entire contents of the outside world. Fortunately, through using the slow and steady technique of counter-conditioning and desensitization, Candy was able to lose nearly all of her neurosis and was adopted
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