by Niki Tudge - Admin | Jan 3, 2025 | Training Your Pet
Regardless of what aspect of your dog’s behavior you want to be changed, the only people who have the power to change it are the people who interact with your dog on a daily basis. Your DogSmith instructor, while very knowledgeable, can only demonstrate the proper...
by Niki Tudge - Admin | Aug 16, 2021 | Training Your Pet
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 in many cases long Facebook threads, arguments...
by Niki Tudge - Admin | Aug 13, 2021 | Training Your Pet
A short excerpt from DogNostics' Pet Dog Solutions online Program - Your Guide to Positive Socialization written by Louise Stapleton-Frappell What is Socialization? Socialization means learning to be part of society. Socialization is a process that helps a living...
by Niki Tudge - Admin | Aug 9, 2021 | Training Your Pet
In addition to the potential psychological effects of using training devices that cause pain or evoke fear, there is also the issue of possible physical damage to consider. i present here a variety of perspectives offered by veterinarians, canine research scientists,...
by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Jul 31, 2018 | Training Your Pet
Today I enjoyed a fun 'training' session with Bailey at the kennels where he is staying. Bailey has the habit of running away when called, which leads to frustrated carers but could also lead to less freedom in the future, so today we worked on a joyful response to a...
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...
