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No Isn’t A Behavior!
DogNostics Top Ten Concepts For Pet Owners #3 “No!” isn’t a Behavior. As we know, dogs do not speak English,...
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No Place For Dominance – It’s Old Hat!
Dominance! Despite the growing body of scientific research to the contrary, the “dominance” approach is one that some still...
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The 10 Rules to Effectively & Positively House-Training Your Dog
Depending on your dog, your family and your lifestyle, house-training a dog can be anywhere from easy, to almost impossible....
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Help Buddy to Walk Nicely – Twenty Tips to Help You Take the Strain Out of the Leash!
Do you have a dog that pulls you along like a steam train pulling freight? If so, walks are...
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Are You Prepared For a Lost Pet?
Are You Prepared for a Lost Dog? It can and does happen to responsible, caring pet owners. 4th July weekend...
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Help Keep Rover Safe – Foods that may be toxic for pets!
Are you confused about which foods may be harmful for dogs? Knowing what is safe and unsafe for a...
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Keep Fido Mentally and Physically Active – Boredom Busters, Enrichment Exercises & More!
What is Boredom? Science has only recently began to look at boredom and understand what makes people bored. A 2012...
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What is Non-Associative Learning? – Sensitization and Habituation
by Niki Tudge Non Associative learning is when you are not pairing a stimulus with a behavior. Non-associative learning can...
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You CAN’T Reinforce Fear, But You CAN Help Take It Away.
Is your dog afraid of thunder and lightning? I have heard and seen people advising pet guardians to ignore their...
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Help – My Puppy is a Land Shark!
Why Do Puppies Nip? Since puppies are born without hands, the only way they have to explore the world is...
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Dogs Must Love Water! Safety First & Then for Fun
We live on a 380-acre lake, our land goes right into the middle of it. We also have a large...
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Well Done Bailey – How Not to Poison Your “Come” Request!
Today I enjoyed a fun 'training' session with Bailey at the kennels where he is staying. Bailey has the habit...
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A Conversation with a Beagle
I have just had the pleasure of two gorgeous girls enjoying a mini DogSmith Vacation with me. The...
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Have Fun While You Learn a New Language – Learn To Speak Dog!
By Niki Tudge An excerpt taken Chapter One of A Kids Comprehensive Guide to Speaking Dog . This chapter...
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A Simple Explanation of Respondent Conditioning
As a dog training professional many of your clients will present behavioral or training challenges that are a result of...
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Keep your four-legged family members safe and healthy during the holiday season.
There are many new things happening around the house during the holiday season, visitors coming and going, new scents...
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The LAB System – A Suitable Humane Approach Without A Hierarchy for Force-Free Pet Trainers
There are several versions of the Humane Hierarchy around and available for dog trainers and behavior consultants to use and...
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Type – Delete – Reset. Manage your social media activity. Your friendships, business and mental health deserve it!
I spend about an hour each day, broken down into short time periods, on social Media. Most of my postings...
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A Dog’s Hierarchy of Rewards
In 2014, I published a blog post entitled Jambo’s Hierarchy of Rewards in which I discussed the different reinforcers I...
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The Downward Spiral of The Family Pet Dog
Written by Niki Tudge Copyright 2017 If putting a human, by nature a social being, in jail or solitary confinement...
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