by Brittni Heywood | Jul 7, 2022 | Behavior, Dog Nutrition, Outlet
What are your dog’s needs and are they being met? Every dog is different and their needs will be too. (we will be talking more about these in future blogs) But let’s get started with some foundations and work from there for your dog and making sure their...
by Brittni Heywood | May 27, 2022 | Behavior
Reinforcers & Distractions for your pup Pick Wisely, it’s all determined by your learner (your pup)! Higher value distraction needs to have a higher value reinforcer (reward). The learner (your dog) gets to choose the value of a specific reinforcer...
by Brittni Heywood | May 27, 2022 | Behavior
A cue for your pup A cue for your pup is everything your dog can perceive. Visual: Hand signal Body or eye movement Auditory: Word Whistle Other sound Environmental: Someone knocking on your door – dog barks Getting into the food bin – dog gets...
by Brittni Heywood | May 27, 2022 | Behavior, Socializing
Positive proactive socialization Positive proactive socialization for your pup is the process of exposing puppies and dogs to novel environmental and social stimuli in a positive way. Empower dogs to confidently approach the situations they encounter daily. Prevent...
by Brittni Heywood | Nov 5, 2021 | Behavior
Separation Related Problems (SRP) Separation Anxiety is often used to describe a dog in distress when left alone. In reality, it’s a specific diagnosis that doesn’t apply to most dogs labeled this way. Every dog is different, and SRPs can manifest in...
by Tracey Nichols | Oct 5, 2021 | Behavior
Preventing Food Bowl Guarding Worried your pup might guard their food? Good news—there are things you can do to help prevent that. You’ll learn how to stop your pup from feeling the need to guard their food bowl. Sometimes dogs become fearful of losing access to...
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