May 29, 2023 | Behavior- misc, Blog, Fears & Phobias, Training Skills
How do you get your dog to listen? Should your dog fear or respect you? Are they different? By Dr. Lisa Radosta The other day, I saw Sam, a German Shorthaired Pointer, who has separation fear. When the pet parent comes home each day, she yells at Sam for the...
Feb 27, 2023 | Aggression-Reactivity, Behavior- misc, Blog, Body language, Fears & Phobias
Does your dog sometimes growl at you? Read on for some important information. By Mindy Cox, BS, CPDT-KSA When we acquired our border collie, Decker as an adolescent, he had already had 3 other homes. He was quirky, to say the least. One of his...
Feb 16, 2023 | Aggression-Reactivity, Behavior- misc, Blog, Body language, Fears & Phobias
Do dogs like belly Rubs? By Lisa Radosta DVM, DACVB (Here is the audio track, but don’t miss the videos below!) A smile is one of the most basic and universally understood human expressions. However, even in the same person, depending on the circumstance...
Sep 4, 2022 | Behavior- misc, Blog, Body language, Training Skills
Solution #3 for Dog Training Success Reinforce correctly for magical results Reinforcement can be magical when used correctly because your dog will learn more quickly and you both will have more fun. Reinforcement builds awesome skills without your dog becoming...
Jul 10, 2022 | Behavior- misc, Blog, Training Skills
Solution #2 for Dog Training Success Don’t be judgy: toss those labels We have all guilty been guilty of thinking that we understand someone’s behavior or motivation and labeling it (often with negative and judgmental terms) only to find that our assumptions were...