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Canine Social Behavior – Your Dogs Communication System
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Canine Social Behavior – Your Dogs Communication System

A dog’s communication systems are greatly ritualized, and have evolved specifically to avoid or cut off conflict. This has made...
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No Isn’t A Behavior!
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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!
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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
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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!
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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?
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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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Pet Care Articles & Tips

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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Dog Training Professionals

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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Pet Care Articles & Tips

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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Your New Puppy

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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Your New Puppy

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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Training Your Pet

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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Pet Care Articles & Tips

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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Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog

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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Pet Care Articles & Tips

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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Dog Training Professionals

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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Niki's Pondering

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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Dog Training Professionals Training Your Pet

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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