Helpful Hazel Shuts the Door: Teaching An Old Dog Trainer New Tricks
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101 Things: Thinking Outside of the Box
So You Want To Learn About Shaping If you ask a dog training group how to get started with shaping as a training method, you can nearly guarantee that one of the first comments will be a suggestion to play 101 Things To Do With A Box. There’s a pretty good chance that a similar
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The Future Is Bright: Level Up’s Newest Addition
I have been keeping a secret. And like all the best secrets, this one has four legs! On paper, my limit is three dogs. I have been planning to add the third dog in 2017 for several years. I knew what temperament I wanted in the puppy, but I just couldn’t find the right match
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Foster Dog Marketing, Part 1: Adoption Events
I took a one-year sabbatical from dog training in 2014 to volunteer with a rescue group. I spent a lot of time at adoption events that year. In addition to the one or two events a week hosted by the rescue group, I was also taking my foster dog du jour out on the town
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The Dunning-Kruger Valley: Why Inexperienced Trainers Escalate
The Trajectory of Dog Training Over the past hundred years, dog training has experienced a renaissance. As we have learned more about dog behavior and tested applications of learning theory, the needle has slowly swung away from dominance-minded, correction-focused dog training methods and toward well-planned positive training. We have moved from ear-pinching to clicker
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