by Niki Tudge | Jan 14, 2022 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog
Why should I use food when training my dog? Surely if I ask my dog to do something he should just do it? Dogs are thinking, feeling, intelligent creatures. Though they are not little people in fur suits, like us they will do things that are fun and rewarding and...
by Niki Tudge | Apr 5, 2021 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog
DogNostics Top Ten Concepts For Pet Owners #3 “No!” isn’t a Behavior. As we know, dogs do not speak English, French or Spanish, nor do they speak any other language we humans share. They speak dog! For this reason, we must use our words very carefully. Actually, we...
by Niki Tudge | Mar 30, 2017 | Hillsborough County
Niki Tudge Ziv (2017) notes that there is “no evidence to suggest that aversive training methods are more effective than reward based training methods” and that, in fact, studies suggest “the opposite might be true – in both pets and working dogs.” Ziv (2017) suggests...
by DogSmith | Dec 18, 2012 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog
‘Coming’ When Called Rules Rule 1: NEVER call your dog to you and then do something to him that he does not like. For example, do not call your dog to you and give him a bath if he hates having a bath. Avoid calling your dog to you and then clipping his nails. Do not...
by DogSmith | Dec 1, 2012 | Company News & Views
The very first rescue dogs graduated from The DogSmith FEATS program on Friday November 30th 2012. The graduation party was hosted by the North West Florida Reception Center and the dogs who have now been adopted were officially handed over to their new owners. The...
