Your Dog Doesn’t Need To Have Dog Friends
People have been hearing these words for a long time now. This needs to stop. This is causing huge social issues with both people and dogs. There is a reason for this story. I...
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The Quadrants of Dog Training are Nonsense
The Motivation Matrix I’ve wanted to tackle the famous quadrants of dog training for a while. So here goes. I can’t avoid getting a bit technical in places, but I’ll minimise it as much...
The Dog Nips/Bites People That Come Close…
This is something I hear all the time – but why is it happening? I need to explain a few things but – what does it mean to respect a dog first off all?...
What Are Your Instincts? Your Emotions.
Yin and Yang. Every positive has a possible negative – one can’t exist without the other. Every cloud has a silver lining, but it can be hard to find sometimes. What you call emotion...
My First 3 Days With Monty.
I drove to Airdrie, Alberta to meet Monty before I adopted him, it was the owners request. Learned alot that visit. Monty was really excited with someone new in the house, he was jumping...
Changing Behaviour Using The Trust Technique
A few thoughts from James French who founded the trust technique, and some follow on thoughts from me. “We are so fixated on trying to fix the behaviour that often another [unwanted] behaviour comes...
AVSAB Is Wrong On Negative And Positive Reinforcement.
Welcome to the bastardization of B.F Skinner that’s been going on for decades. Dog training is nothing more than a scam based on lies – to extort you for money. How are AVSAB and...
Leashes Prevent Leadership
Leashes prevent leadership. This is not a blog advocating for just abandoning leashes. So discard that notion now. There are two events I’d like to discuss: The first, I was walking Rollo in the...
The History of the Trust Based Relationship
The trust based relationship Something occurred to me the other day whilst reading something about the history of my breed, the Tibetan Mastiff. It’s an ancient breed, potentially as old 58,000 years when DNA...