by admink9 | Dec 8, 2023 | Dog Behavior Issues
As pet owners, we all know the excitement and apprehension upon opening the door after being away all day, when we are about to be greeted by our very happy pets and then discover just what they’ve been up to in our absence. Did my dog chew a hole in my favorite...
by admink9 | Jul 1, 2020 | Dog Aggression, Dog Behavior Issues
It’s hard to resist a calm, gentle dog whose grateful eyes invite an outreached hand and a pat on the head. As the proud owner of a well-behaved calm dog, it’s easy to relax when in the company of strangers. It’s a different scene entirely when your...
by admink9 | Jul 31, 2018 | Dog Behavior Issues, Dog Board And Train, Dog Training
If you have gone through one of our dog training/board and train go home sessions, you have heard me explain the consequences of “humanizing” a dog. I explain to clients how humans tend to project what they need or feel on to the dog – ultimately...
by admink9 | Mar 12, 2018 | Dog Behavior Issues, Dog Socialization
In the dog world, there is balance. That is what we strive to bring with our dog training and behavior modification…balanced training. In quality balanced dog training, positive AND negative reinforcement are used as well as positive and negative punishment....
by admink9 | Feb 25, 2015 | Dog Behavior Issues
How many people come home every day to find what look like a tornado or a hurricane had visited the inside of their house? The weather called for sun and clear skies! Wheat the weather man didn’t forecast was the system on four legs that lives inside your house. Many...
by admink9 | Nov 20, 2014 | Dog Behavior Issues
BTK9T Tip: Bad behaviors such as pulling, jumping, rushing the threshold etc. is nothing less than a bad thing(s) waiting to happen. When left uncorrected these behaviors can explode into much larger and more hazardous reaction when the handler does decide to correct...
