by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Nov 1, 2017 | Dog Training Professionals, Training Your Pet
In 2014, I published a blog post entitled Jambo’s Hierarchy of Rewards in which I discussed the different reinforcers I use when training and the ‘value’ they have for my learner. In my article entitled Rewards and Positive Reinforcement Consequences, I discussed the...
by Niki Tudge | Oct 27, 2017 | Dog Training Professionals
Written by Niki Tudge Copyright 2017 If putting a human, by nature a social being, in jail or solitary confinement is intended as punishment, then surely, isolating, chaining or tethering a dog will have the same effect on the canine soul. Dogs are domesticated, the...
by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Oct 26, 2017 | Dog Training Professionals, Training Your Pet
The language we use when discussing our training methods can sometimes be slightly misleading. Much discussion is given to the use of terms such as force-free, rewards based and positive reinforcement. Sometimes there will be shared-meaning and at other times, these...
by Niki Tudge | Oct 11, 2017 | Dog Training Professionals
In the pet industry, most of your clients will come from referrals, usually from professional pet-related organizations like humane societies, rescue networks, veterinarians, and consumers as well as by word-of-mouth from past and present clients. Because of...
by Niki Tudge | Aug 4, 2017 | Dog Training Professionals
That Dog Training Method ......... There are always rumblings on social media about different dog training methods and their names and acronyms. Everyone seems to have comments and opinions on why one method is better than another. In some cases, in fact long Facebook...
by Niki Tudge | Jul 24, 2017 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog, Dog Training Professionals
The personal goals I have for my dogs and myself are very simple. They are for them to have the skills and confidence they need to successfully share my home with the minimum amount of human injected control or management. So, I haven’t ever and do not now, spend...
