The Dark Side Of The Dog Chasing A Ball.
This is a response to a question I got on youtube last night – what is bad about chasing a ball. Every action has a consequence. Positive or negative. If the consequence is positive...
Monthly Archive: August 2024
Why Do Dogs Fight In The Home?
So you have 2 or more dogs that fight. Replace dog with human – and turn one human “reactive”. It would get exhausting and frustrating being around someone constantly in a state of fear....
Your Dog Is A Monster. Your Dog Has Morality. Do You?
Skinner loved to mess with the brain – Carl Jung, oh, he loved to mess with the mind. Jung didn’t believe you could be a moral person until you recognized your capacity for evil....
Mark Dubose On Treats And Recall Etc.
If you’ve never heard of Mark Dubose, you should go check him out on youtube. He’s based in Texas. In this video, he covers treats for recall and training, and how people end up...
High Cortisol Long Term Is Medically Dangerous.
When owners tell me that their dog has been reactive for years – it makes me cringe. Think about your most stressful day – one can feel sick from that stress. And it can...
Do You Have “Free Will”? Choices Versus Decisions.
This blog isn’t finished yet – work in progress. Feel free to throw some ideas in on the comments. Or if you have more examples of “fight and flight” – post them up. Jonathan...
Operant Conditioning Isn’t Always Pretty.
There is a video at the bottom of this blog showing Operant Conditioning in action. I’m going to give you the good and the bad. Trust me, it was hard for me not to...
Violence Begins Where Knowledge Ends….
Intelligence is the ability to use cognitive abilities well, whereas knowledge is the breadth and depth of material one has learned. With balanced trainers especially, violence is almost immediate. Why? Do they understand the...
Negative And Positive Reinforcement On Video. Meet My Dog Monty.
If you can read and understand this blog – your whole perspective of the world around you is going to change and you will understand how to help your dog. Positive reinforcement is really...
Ever Have The Hair Stand Up On The Back Of Your Neck?
Yeah, that’s called a behaviour. It’s not a conscious choice you’re making to raise the hair on the back of your neck because you get scared or nervous. It’s your brain and body that’s...