Dog Training
To Crate or Not to Crate
By Angelica Steinker, M.Ed., C.D.B.C, CAP2 designed by Kimberly "Kim" Archer, CPDT-KA, CTDI It has become a popular notion to crate dogs, especially during adolescence to encourage a reinforcement history with people rather than the environment. However, is keeping a dog crated for 23.5 hours a day appropriate? This article does not aim to exclusively answer any [...]
Play, Don’t Train
Play, Don't Train By Angelica Steinker, M.Ed., C.D.B.C, CAP2 Are your clients less motivated then you would like them to be? Stop telling them to train their dogs, and start [...]
Is Your Dog Bored?
Is Your Dog Bored? Enrich Your Dog’s Life! By Kimberly Archer, Dog Behavior Technician Have you ever wondered what a day is like through your dog’s eyes? You may [...]
The Truth About Dominance Theory
The Truth About Dominance Theory By Angelica Steinker, M.Ed., C.D.B.C, CAP2 The truth is there is nothing noble in being superior to another being. The only real nobility is in [...]
Health & Safety
Quality of Life for Blind/Deaf Dogs
By Debbie Bauer I receive a lot of great ideas for new blog posts – Thank you so much for those. I’m always looking for ideas to write about that will be useful to each [...]
How to Teach Your Deaf (and Blind) Dog to Wake Up Gently
Here is a wonderful blog by PPG member Debbie Bauer on how to teach a blind or deaf dog to wake up gently. There is a myth that deaf dogs can be “dangerous” because [...]
Reel It In – Why I Don’t Like Retractable Leashes
Here is an interesting Blog by WholeDog Journal on retractable leashes. Click here to read.
Dog Agility Training
Homemade Agility
By Brenna Fender Before you could buy agility equipment online, and even before plans for making agility equipment became available, people practiced agility for fun in their backyards, and you can too! As long as [...]
A Quick Guide to Agility Organizations
By Brenna Fender The United States offers many agility sanctioning organizations, which means that American competitors have lots of options for different agility experiences. There are more similarities than differences between the organizations. Most are [...]
Tampa Dog Trainer: Dog Travel Safety
Dog Travel Safety is an important concern Tampa Dog Trainer: Dog Travel Safety By Brenna Fender Dog s often travel with their pets to competitions, on vacation, or just about town while on [...]
Courteous Canine Articles
The Neurological Benefits of Counter Conditioning Leash Reactive Dogs
by Drayton Michaels Counterconditioning and desensitizing dogs when on leash also has neurological benefits © Can Stock Photo/Amaviael Creating new and better associations for dogs on leash when exposed to fearful/stressful stimuli is [...]
Talking to Dogs
by Pam Hogle Photo by Deni Elliott A newly published study finds that dogs pay attention to both the way we talk to them and to what we say. Alex Benjamin and Katie Slocombe’s ‘Who’s a good boy?!’ [...]
Animal Abuse Harms People Too
by Daniel Antolec If you are reading this blog then I may safely assume you are an animal lover, but sometimes love is not enough. Sometimes advocacy through direction action is required. I post this [...]
Thunderphobia in Dogs
by Daniel Antolec Thunderphobia is the fear of thunderstorms and it can be severe enough to make a dog’s life miserable. It may be more common than you know. At least 20% of dogs suffer noise [...]
Goodbye Food Allergies, Hello Play Training!
Angelica Steinker was interviewed for a cutting edge new product that offers hope for allergies. "This is Power, a seven-year-old purebred Border Collie who up until recently has continuously suffered from both environmental and food [...]
Quality of Life for Blind/Deaf Dogs
By Debbie Bauer I receive a lot of great ideas for new blog posts – Thank you so much for those. I’m always looking for ideas to write about that will be useful to each [...]
The Opposite of Force
by Eileen Anderson I think I’ve figured something out. I continue to see the concept of choice bandied about the positive reinforcement-based training world. It can be a code word for a setup that includes negative [...]
Teaching Deaf (and Blind) Dogs to Use Their Mouths Gently
By Debbie Bauer A common complaint among those who live with deaf (and blind/deaf) dogs is that they use their mouths roughly. This is very common throughout puppyhood and adolescence, but if dogs are not [...]
So Easy to Miscue …
by Pam Hogle A few days ago, I heard a story on the radio about police dogs and their handlers. The reporter was talking to a retired police dog handler who now trains dogs and [...]
How to Teach Your Deaf (and Blind) Dog to Wake Up Gently
Here is a wonderful blog by PPG member Debbie Bauer on how to teach a blind or deaf dog to wake up gently. There is a myth that deaf dogs can be “dangerous” because [...]
Clicker Training for Cats (1/6)
By Paula Garber and Francine Miller Just as with dogs, or any other animal, clicker training a cat is an ideal way to provide both physical and mental stimulation Photo (c) Can Stock Photo/Anobis [...]
Dogs Are Better Partners to Humans Than to Other Dogs
Here is another interesting blog by Pam Hogel. Pam thank you for writing such excellent blogs. Dogs are better partners to humans than to other dogs. Photo by Tara Schatz The New York [...]
With Her Tail between Her Legs
by Eileen Anderson Most of us know that a dog’s tail can be a fairly good indicator of mood. We can observe whether the tail carriage is low, medium, or high and whether it is [...]
A Milestone for Clara: Socialization Work Pays Off
Eileen Anderson does it again, another interesting post, this time on Clara's recent socialization successes. Clara keeps racking up the successes. I don’t mean awards, ribbons, or titles. I mean socialization successes, which are [...]
Reel It In – Why I Don’t Like Retractable Leashes
Here is an interesting Blog by WholeDog Journal on retractable leashes. Click here to read.