Science and Animal Training Series #1: What is Science-based Training?
Training “Training” most often refers to changing the behavior of an organism. The organism may be your dog or cat, horse or parrot, fish, lizard,
Fearful Dogs
When working with shy or fearful dogs, remember: Dogs respond well to having the choice to interact or not. “Approaching” dogs is a misnomer: dogs
Teaching Reactive DOGS A New Habit: Part I “Open Bar”
Read part II here: Teaching Reactive Dogs A New Habit, Part II: “Look At That!” Do any of these statements describe your dog? Your dog
Housetraining for Puppies
Housetraining is one of the most important things to teach a puppy, or a new adult dog. Whether you want your new puppy to use
Teaching Reactive Dogs A New Habit, Part II: “Look At That!” for reactivity
What is Reactivity? “Reactivity” in dogs describes a dog reacting quickly and intensively to stimuli that don’t warrant such a strong response. It’s a problem
The Trading Protocol for Prevention and Treatment of Resource Guarding in Dogs
Resource Guarding is a perfectly natural behavior for dogs. It can serve a valuable purpose if they are feral, living on their own, and having
Cooperative Husbandry: Teach Your Dog to Love a Nail Trim!
(The Process Works for Cats, Too!) As I write this, my mentor, Dr. Bob Bailey, is teaching keepers at the Copenhagen Zoo how behavior science
Puppy Treat Training
Why use treats? All puppies must eat to live. They don’t know much when they’re young, but they know about eating, and they like it!
Balanced Training for Dogs or a Poisoned Cue?
Balanced training for dogs: is just a little punishment helpful? “Balanced training” seems to be a popular approach to dog training. Those who don’t understand
Multi-Dog Households: Make them work
It’s all about the relationships The most enjoyable multi-dog households are the ones in which there is a rich individual relationship between each human and
