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Introducing a puppy to a dog day care

A good relationship requires knowing what you want as a handler and what the dog wants as a dog. Plan training for mutual benefit, combining the two.

Dog training courses are an important aspect of professional dog trainers. However, education providers have yet to offer OFQUAL-registered courses for dog trainers despite this growth.

Some dogs that are unable to be left alone become worried if there is any activity at the door. Some fearfully aggressive, protective, or territorial doggies will respond when someone rings the doorbell or knocks on the door. This post describes the protocol for desensitisation and counterconditioning in dogs to noises and activities that can occur by the door.

Frustration is a negative emotional state implicated in a range of canine behaviour problems.

Fear is essential for survival. In a famine, the resource-guarding dog would live. The chaser can hunt more effectively. The territorial dog would guard the puppies. The fearful dog is the first to notify the group of danger. It flees, enhancing its chances of survival. Fearless wild creatures do not survive. We believe that "they should not be afraid," and we wish to "teach" the dog not to be afraid.

Why are dog trainers only confined to two types – Force-free trainers v Balanced dog trainers? There are two different styles of learning: active and passive. Therefore, force-free or balanced is only relevant to active learning. In most circumstances, it only accounts for around 25% of learning. 75%, or 3/4, of dog training is comprised of passive learning, hence it is mostly irrelevant.

Crate training your dog may take some time and effort but can be useful in various situations. If you have a new dog or puppy, you can use the crate to limit his access to the house until he learns all the house rules – like what he can and can’t chew on and where he can and can’t eliminate.

In this blog, we will be dipping in and out of the human and dog worlds at the same time since they are intricately intertwined in terms of applied behaviour science on a conceptual level.

Dog barking - what can I do ?

Why dogs toys are crucial for a dog's development. As a dog owner, you're certainly well aware of how excited your dog becomes when they hear the name of their favourite dog toy. Or how much quicker their tail can wag when you bring home a new toy for them to play with. It may also bring us delight to observe how happy our pets are.

As their hearing is so acute, dogs can find fireworks and other unexpected loud noises stressful. Fireworks go off at irregular intervals, with no warning and no way of knowing how long the loud bangs and whistles will go on for. All of this triggers disorientation, anxiety and distress.

A regular dog grooming schedule helps to maintain a healthy coat, help stop hair from matting and will help keep your pooch looking, feeling and smelling great.

What's a dog's opposition reflex? You may have heard that dogs have an opposition reflex but may be wondering what it's all about. To better understand this, let's take a trip back in history.