Helping Your Dog Get It Right. Training a dog can be a stressful experience for the dog. Ultimately, it’s a guessing game from their standpoint. You know what you want them to do, but they don’t. And you can’t just sit down and explain it to the dog. No one likes to be wrong; that’s stressful! Not knowing what is being asked of you is stressful too. Learning something new involves stress. Facts, figures, and results For decades, the “best” dog training was defined by rigorous training based on “discipline” and forceful methods used to correct the dog’s errors when they got the exercise wrong.
Regardless of whether punishments like leash yanks or rewards like food are used, dog training is generally judged by results. I have seen a lot of talk lately about the necessity of letting a dog know when they get it wrong so that good learning can occur. Comparing apples to growing an orchard “The behavioral experiment, therefore, showed that only reward but not punishment enhances the implicit learning of sequences. A Broken Dog - Part 1 (Breaking Down) It would be great if positive training and behavioural science made everything perfect and wonderful with dogs.
Most of the time, it does exactly that by providing a way to communicate effectively with our dogs. But sometimes things can break down. Eric Brad shares a story of a frightened dog that needed more than food treats and positive reinforcement. It was a normal Thursday evening and the barn was bright and golden with the summer sun of June. She was clearly upset but it wasn’t until I caught up with her that I realized that she was truly terrified.
Quietly Melting Down The following month, we took the motor home down to Port Moody, Washington for an agility trial. Fortunately, this didn’t go on for long, about an hour all together. Six weeks later, in August, we were running agility again at a trial we were hosting. Tiramisu Has Left The Building In September, we travelled to southern Washington state for an agility trial. What Can The Matter Be We know that our dogs aren’t human. Is It Me or Is It The Dog? That’s an interesting question, isn’t it? Especially when it comes to our dog’s behaviour. When we get that fabulous recall at the park in front of our dog friends, well, that’s obviously our great training that did that. But when we try to stop our dog from jumping up on guests, well that’s just our excitable, silly dog. He’s just too excited. That is the dog’s fault. Most dog owners are all too happy to take the credit when their dogs do the things they like.
“He’s just blowing me off” As an agility trainer, this is one of the excuses I hear most frequently from handlers who aren’t getting what they want on the course with their dogs. “He’s just blowing me off”, they say in exasperation. It seems unlikely to me that a dog would avoid performing a trained behaviour regardless of the training method used. “She’s just being stubborn today” Another excuse I often hear is that the dog is being stubborn or defiant. The other more likely reason a dog isn’t responding is pretty simple.
Dog Signals. Once upon a time (back in the 1960′s I think) marine mammal trainers discovered the power of marking the behaviour of dolphins while training them. The concept was simple; when the dolphin performed the behaviour they wanted, they would blow a whistle to signal the dolphin done it correctly something and that they should come to the side of the pool to get a tasty fish. It saved having to learn how to throw fish accurately out to the middle of the pool. The only catch to that marking system was that dolphins don’t know that the whistle means “Good job, come and get your reward” without some instruction. Thanks to the work of Ivan Pavlov and Classical Conditioning, it turns out to be remarkably easy to teach marker signals to animals. We didn’t know what we knew It turns out that marking behaviour is not exactly something new for humans.
Marking “right”, “wrong”, and things in between One of the most common markers that dog trainers have used for decades is “NO!” Associative learning. What To Do If You Think Your Dog Is “Dominant” It is perhaps the most misunderstood and misinterpreted term I hear when people talk about dogs. And I hear it a lot. “My dog is trying to be dominant.” “See? He’s trying to dominate me.” “She just thinks she the Alpha dog (a dominance term) in this house.” Surprisingly, the people who use this phrase frequently aren’t referring to any standard, accepted behaviour or behaviours in dogs that we define as dominant.
The trouble with the whole “dominant” conversation is that it assigns a motivation to the dog. I don’t think that word means what you think it means One of the biggest problems with the whole “dominant” discussion is that there is not really a clear, common meaning that is widely accepted and used. If we are using a word like “dominant” that has so many meanings to so many different people, how can we use it in any meaningful way? How can you know if your dog is “dominant”? Who is in charge here! This is where it is important to understand the evolutionary path of dogs. Trust Accounts - Behavior Works. (88) Un chat promène un chien en laisse. Instinct Animals For Film || Trained Acting Wolves and Other Animals. Dog And Human Genomes Evolved Together.
Jane J. Lee The bond between dogs and humans is ancient and enduring. Dogs snuggle up to us at night, gambol by our side during daily walks, and flop adoringly at our feet when we crash on our couches. But new research shows that the connection runs deeper than you might think . It is embedded in our genes. Researchers from the University of Chicago and several international institutions found that several groups of genes in humans and dogs—including those related to diet and digestion, neurological processes, and disease—have been evolving in parallel for thousands of years.
This parallel evolution was likely driven by the shared environments of humans and dogs, wrote the authors in a study published May 14 in the journal Nature Communications . "As domestication is often associated with large increases in population density and crowded living conditions, these 'unfavorable' environments might be the selective pressure that drove the rewiring of both species," the authors surmise. The Importance of Choice in Animal Training. Paul Owens, the Original Dog Whisperer - Raise With Praise.
The Cumulative Effect | Wilde About Dogs. Imagine that you’re having a bad day. You woke up late for work, skipped breakfast, rushed out the door, and got stuck in traffic. A stressful hour later you arrive at the office to find that not only has a work deadline been moved up, but you’re expected to take on another project as well. Eight long hours later you finally return home, where your spouse reminds you that you had promised to fix a clogged sink. You snap at your spouse and storm out of the room. Now imagine that your day went differently. Dogs experience cumulative stress, too. Sometimes it’s not an accumulation of stress that leads to an eruption, but a buildup of triggers. In this example, the dog would not have bitten in any of the individual circumstances, had they occurred separately.
So what can we do about the Cumulative Effect? Like this: Like Loading... Le Clicker en négatif . Reactive Dog: Moving Past Distractions on a Walk. By Dr. Sophia Yin My dog loves to jump on people and dogs who pass by. He’s friendly, but often dogs and people aren’t appreciative. Once he even tripped a jogger. If you already know the patterns for keeping your dog focused on you and can perform these in the presence of distractions relatively close by, you’re 80% there. Pattern 1: Repeat sits in the opposite direction, then turn 180° and heel away. In this case, you’re walking down the path, and as soon as you see the distraction, get your dog to focus on you while heeling. Pattern 2: The L-Pattern. In this case, you start heeling with your dog focused on you, and before you get so close that your dog has to look at the approaching person or dog, turn 90° away from your dog and do repeat sits backwards into the street. Pattern 3: Reverse L-Pattern.
In the case, where you can’t do an L away from the dog, you can do a reverse L-pattern. Save 25% and preorder Skills for Handling Your Reactive or Hyperactive Dog, Part 2 now. Conclusion. Moving with Minnie. [Note from Sara: recently my friend and fellow Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Katie Kelly, moved with her Shih Tzu, Minnie. I was so impressed by the way that Katie supported Minnie and problem-solved to help her adjust to apartment living that I asked her to write a guest blog post about her experiences. Enjoy!] Minnie is my little sidekick. She goes with me absolutely everywhere: to the pet store, to the park, and to visit with family and friends. She has also moved with me countless times. Minnie and Katie In the first couple days of living in our new apartment, I could tell Minnie wasn’t truly comfortable.
Technically, dogs are not allowed at my apartment complex, but the landlord did me a favor and allowed us to take residence regardless. A week or so after moving, she was coming around little by little. We started counter conditioning. I decided to shoot around for ideas. The Manners Minder is a treat-dispensing machine. Like this: Like Loading... Top 5 things you need to know before taking your dog camping.
With summer approaching, many of us are thinking of vacation time. It’s always nice to take a break with the family and get away from the busy life, but how to include our dogs? Camping, hiking, canoeing and other great outdoor activities can be fun solutions and an awesome way to spend time together. Here are five tips to consider before taking your pooch into the wilderness. 1 – Physical capabilities Just as you would evaluate the right trip for yourself, do the same for your dog. An important thing to remember is that hikes and backpacking trips are not the time for major weight-loss. 2 – Training There can be many surprises when taking a trip in the wilderness.
Sit/Lay Down & Stay – wait for me, don’t move until I say soCome – return to meLeave it – don’t pick that up, don’t sniff it, don’t approach itFreeze/Stop – hold your horses, don’t go charging off! There are many more that can be helpful, but these are some of the simple ones that can make all the difference. 5 – Proper Gear. Dog Training—Let Reason Prevail Over Force! | Roger Abrantes. “Whether you (or I) follow a particular line of morality is not a necessary consequence of any model of social behavior.
Moral stances are solely your (or my) decision” (Picture by Lisa J. Bains). The dog trainers’ dispute about training methods blazes on unabated, with the erroneous and emotive use of terms such as dominance, punishment and leadership only adding fuel to the fire. There is no rational argumentation between the two main factions, one of which advocates a “naturalistic” approach and the other a “moralistic” stance. The term ‘dominance’ generates particular controversy and is often misinterpreted. We can detect, in the line of arguing about this topic, the same fundamental mistakes committed in many other discussions.
By taking the controversy over dominant behavior as my example, I shall attempt to put an end to the feud by proving that neither side is right and by presenting a solution to the problem. I shall demonstrate that the dispute is caused by: Argument Argument 1a. Photo lessons. They say a picture says a thousand words. About three years ago, I bought myself a Nikon D90 and started learning how to use it. I had one central goal. In an effort to better understand how they move and interact, I wanted to view dogs through the lens of a fast camera. What a powerful tool my Nikon is proving to be! Several weeks ago, on a beautiful walk with my friend Susan and our dogs, I got lucky and captured this exchange between Thyme and our friend’s Brittany Spaniel, Henry. If you saw this shot in isolation, you may very well come to the conclusion that my gorgeous, utterly socially appropriate dog is aggressive towards other dogs.
Take a look at these pictures snapped on the walk before this picture was taken. If Henry were a person, he would probably wear loud Hawaiian shirts, speak very quickly, be a little too loud and stand a little too close to people. Dog Training Top Tips. Acupressure for Arthritic Conditions for Horse and Dog | Tallgrass Animal Acupressure. Canine and Equine OsteoarthritisAmy Snow and Nancy Zidonis The most common type of arthritis for dogs and horses is osteoarthritis.
It’s a degenerative joint disease characterized by the wearing a way of cartilage. It can be the result of impact trauma, injury, over-use, infection, poor conformation, hereditary issues, mineral or dietary deficiencies, and aging. Horses and dogs involved in competitive activities are more apt to develop arthritis at an earlier age due to the increased stress on their joints. Being aware of common causes combined with early detection of arthritis affords you the opportunity to slow the progression of the disease. Early signs of arthritis can be: Mild swelling and heat in the jointReluctance or refusal to perform in his usual activity or sportStiffness following inactivity As osteoarthritis progresses, the horse or dog will most likely exhibit an increasing degree of lameness and escalating pain. The mystery behind 'Frito feet' "Frito feet. " Many dog owners are aware of this condition, but few likely know its origins.
Although most people don't go around sniffing a dog's paws, individuals who come in regular contact with dogs might have noticed dog feet sometimes smell like stale popcorn or corn chips. The condition has thusly been dubbed "Frito feet," a reference to the popular brand of corn chip snacks. Pet owners are often concerned about foul odors coming from their dogs simply because odor can be a signal of an infection. Therefore, veterinarians are often questioned about the corn chip smell on paws. The consensus behind the Frito feet is that it is largely caused by bacteria and fungi. If the minor odor is all that is present, most vets will tell you it's nothing with which to be concerned.
Pet parents who can live with the popcorn smell should not be overly concerned. Feet alone are not the only places on dogs that may become malodorous. Giant George the Great Dane: World's Tallest Dog Tackles Facebook, YouTube and Even Oprah! A Universal Declaration on Animal Sentience: No Pretending. Home « Animal Learning Solutions. (100) ASK THE BIOLOGIST. The Dangers of Retractable Leashes. One of the most popular devices used to restrain dogs when taking them out for a walk is the retractable leash. Many owners, however, wonder if such a leash is appropriate or even safe to use. Well, the answer generally depends on a person’s reason for using the device. While there are several ways to utilize the retractable leash properly, it is important to remember that they also pose some danger to you and your dog if not used correctly.
Before using a retractable leash, make certain you’ve got one that’s strong enough to handle your dog. Dogs that have a tendency to bolt or take off running after perceived prey should never be restrained with a retractable leash. Aside from those dangers, there are other things to keep in mind when using one of these popular leashes. What You Need to Watch Out For · Prickling leash burns. Other Things You Would Never Want to Happen · The leash drops. Incredible video of a reunion with a wolf pack. When Animals Mourn. Test de consentement | Stealthily.
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