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How Does Shaping Work With Operant Conditioning
Shaping and Model Training Combined!
After a few days of making sure Friday is settled in with her newborns, we're b...
How To Control Your Dog's Excitement
A New Queen in Maui's Kingdom.
When we went home, my wife alerted me about one of our cats. Friday, the meek female ...
What Is The Most Effective Dog Training Method?
It Takes Two To Tango and Mirror Train
Mirror training, or perhaps a variation of the Model/Rival method is a kind o...
Questions About Shock Collars For Dogs
Shock Collar Usage and Safety: A Recap.
It was time for Matty's training again, so I went there and asked how she li...
How to Train Your Dog to Fetch Specific Items
Advanced Training: Pick Up Things Part 4
This shaping process is starting to pick up a lot of steam, perhaps enough ...
How to Train a Labrador Puppy Not to Bite
Training A Neighbor's Dog Part 2
It's time for my dog training skills to be tested again. My daughter's teacher aske...
How to Train a Dog to Retrieve Objects
Advanced Training: Pick Up Things Part 3
It's almost time again to teach Maui an advanced game of fetch. Last time, ...
How to Train a Dog Boundaries With a Shock Collar
Training A Neighbor's Dog
I don't know how or why, but information about my shock collar training had somehow spread...
What is Free Shaping in Dog Training
Advanced Training: Pick Up Things Part 2
Despite having trained Maui to obey basic commands like sitting, staying in...
How to Train Your Dog to Pick Things Up for You
Advanced Training: Pick Up Things
I was thinking about some cliché things for my work and I just remembered that one...
How to Remove Ticks from Dogs Naturally
Ticks That Tick Me Off
I knew this would happen at some point. Maui suddenly had ticks. It could have been from the ...
How to Take Your Dog to a Dog Park for The First Time
Maui's First Time in the Park
Finally, the time has come. I'm prepared to take Maui to the park. There are quite a l...