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"Cookies won't stop an aggressive dog from attacking"
“A cookie won’t stop an aggressive dog from attacking” is something I hear frequently as an argument against positive reinforcement-based...

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Sep 19, 20223 min read


Resource guarding
Get your hands out of my bowl! When I first brought Willow home, she found a bone in the garden. When I approached, she growled at me....

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Sep 19, 20222 min read


Do *you* want it?
When working on a dog with behavioral problems, you have to really want them to improve. You have to want it enough to put other parts of...

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Sep 19, 20224 min read


It's a journey, not a race
Often trainers will say stuff along the lines of “let your puppy be a puppy and worry about training when they grow up” and I agree to an...

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Sep 19, 20223 min read


Enrichment toys are NOT enough
This does not replace this… Ditching the bowl, cutting out walks and choosing enrichment over high-arousal training is often recommended...

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Sep 19, 20222 min read


Caring for a Bitch in Season
Willow is currently having her first season, and she’s pretty sad about it. If you look online, most sources will tell you that dogs...

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Sep 18, 20224 min read
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