Progressive Zoos Don’t Use Punishment. Why Should You?
Rethinking the “Do As I Say” Attitude: Is It Really the Best Way?
If reliability means the dog does what you say, when you say it, every time you say it, then the "do as I say attitude" seems to make sense on the surface. However, as a positive gun dog trainer, I have become convinced that the "do as I say" attitude misses the mark.
Pet overpopulation is a very real crisis all over the world, and a huge part of the solution is spaying and neutering.
When we hug our dogs we are sending out our affection and sharing our love. What we are giving out isn’t necessarily what the dog is receiving. To a dog, a hug is very bad canine etiquette, pushy behavior associated with establishing social status, an invasion of space, threatening.
It's a new year. Time for good resolutions, right? Let's resolve to stop punishing our dogs by accident.