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Did you know there is a why to train dogs without the use of physical or psychological intimidation? I was lucky enough to begin my career over 18 years ago at a shelter that was run with no form...

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I’ve been getting a lot of requests for a video of what I trained Epic in the first week. As I describe in the video what we train each puppy or new adult dog who is added to the family is very...

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This video is on how to start training a puppy with a clicker. It goes over how to charge the clicker, or in other words build meaning to the clicker. I also mention what to do and what not to do...

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Author: Emily Larlham Ins Deutsche übersetzt von Diego Auer Wie aus gutem Stress schlechter werden kann Stress ist ein natürlicher Teil des Lebens. Eustress (milder Stress/guter Stress) tut Kö...

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By Emily Larlham Some dogs have the tendency to guard resources while others don’t. One dog put into the same situation as another might never exhibit guarding his whole life while another dog ...

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I am not sure how it works scientifically, but usually the first few things a dog herds or has a very reinforcing time staring at, become “fixed” and hard to teach them NOT to enjoy staring a...

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In the first few training sessions with your puppy you can choose what to work on first depending on their behavior and personality. For all puppies: Settle- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wesm2...

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The problem This article addresses the issue of barking at noises while in a house or apartment when the owner is home as well as absent. Dogs bark for many reasons. We can assume that dogs are b...

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A muzzle is like a seat belt. It reduces injury but doesn’t prevent accidents. I have noticed a recent trend of the misuse of muzzles and the misunderstanding of their function in a behavior mo...

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I feel like sometimes my job as a dog trainer helping dogs with behavioral issues is treating a symptom and not the cause. The cause being, that dogs who have an unknown history or a history of b...

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The video below covers how to train and prevent your puppy or adult dog from urinating when greeting a family member, friend or stranger. Some puppies will grow out of this behavior, but for othe...

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In this video below I talk about 2 cases in which body language can often be misinterpreted in dogs. Shivering can be caused by fear or excitement, but it could also simply be that your dog is co...

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This article describes how to read your dog’s body language in training sessions. Firstly we shall look at what the ears of the dog are telling us during a training session. When training a dog...

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How good stress can turn bad Stress is a natural part of life. Eustress (mild stress/good stress) is beneficial for the mind and body. We all know what it’s like to experience good stress and b...

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This article is not meant to be a downer, but to inspire professional animal trainers, enthusiasts and performers to come up with creative, unique and amazing behaviors to not only delight their ...

https://dogmantics.com/addressing-the-blurred-line-between-humane-trick-training-and-old-school-circus-training-an-inspirational-call-for-change/

While looking through some of my old material I came across the notes from my old Clicker Expo presentation on Solving Frustration.  One section in the presentation was called Looking Between th...

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