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Please Don’t Use Pet Training Devices Intended to Startle – They create more problems than solutions!

Please Don’t Use Pet Training Devices Intended to Startle – They create more problems than solutions!

by Niki Tudge | Aug 18, 2021 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog, Dog Training Professionals

Pet Correction Devices Unfortunately, the concept of dominance and the perceived need to have total control over one’s pets has evolved into a range of commercially available tools and equipment designed to stop, prevent, or punish pets for behaviors their owners deem...
Does Your Training Language Potentially Compromise Your Credibility With the Medical Community?

Does Your Training Language Potentially Compromise Your Credibility With the Medical Community?

by Niki Tudge | Aug 17, 2021 | Dog Training Professionals, DogSmith News

The words we choose to use in our training and behavior change sessions and written client plans impact the way we are perceived. Our words Impact our credibility and thus our ability to work alongside our peers and our industry partners, particularly those who hold...
The Power of Public Relations & The Difference Between and The Individual Value of News Releases, Editorials and Advertorials

The Power of Public Relations & The Difference Between and The Individual Value of News Releases, Editorials and Advertorials

by Niki Tudge | Aug 16, 2021 | Dog Training Professionals, DogSmith

Great Tools For Your Business! It takes hard work to accomplish anything in life and the same can be said for becoming competent at managing a business. You cannot learn to drive a car, dance or earn a professional certification without dedication and lots of work....
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by Niki Tudge | Aug 13, 2021 | Dog Training Professionals

DogSmiths are members of the Pet Professional Guild. This is a published Position Statement from PPG on Equipment-Used-for-the-Management-Training-and-Care-of-Pets By Niki Tudge & Susan Nilson The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) believes pets have an intrinsic right...

What is Non-Associative Learning? – Sensitization and Habituation

by Niki Tudge | Jan 18, 2019 | Dog Training Professionals

by Niki Tudge Non Associative learning is when you are not pairing a stimulus with a behavior. Non-associative learning can be either habituation or sensitization. It is the simplest form of learning. Your reflexes are the relationship between a specific event and...

The LAB System – A Suitable Humane Approach Without A Hierarchy for Force-Free Pet Trainers

by Niki Tudge | Nov 24, 2017 | Dog Training Professionals

There are several versions of the Humane Hierarchy around and available for dog trainers and behavior consultants to use and reference. Some of these humane hierarchy models are accompanied by pages of explanation, detail and academic citations. Others are wonderfully...
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