by lkaim | Sep 8, 2024 | Aggressive Dogs, biting dogs, Dog Behavior Training
Who Is Responsible For Dogs That Bite? A friend of mine who grooms dogs called me the other day. She was trying to catch her breath from wrestling a 4-pound Poodle. The dog bit her when she tried to remove it from its crate. My friend was shocked and irritated, not...
by lkaim | Aug 13, 2024 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dog Training Tools, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training, negative reinforcement, Positive reinforcement
Failure is always an option. Human history is peppered with the struggles of entire species to survive, including our own; where whole civilizations were exploited into extinction, and civilizations that couldn’t survive the changing landscape. A litany of self-help...
by lkaim | Jul 7, 2024 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, negative punishment, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, Positive reinforcement
Post-COVID yielded a lot of fearful, anxious dogs with some extraordinary behavior issues as their owners returned to the office. Two years later, I am still working with many anxious dogs and the one thing they have in common are adult, first-time owners who have no...
by lkaim | Jul 7, 2024 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, negative punishment, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, Positive reinforcement
“My dog hates the car.” “My dog hates the vet.” “I can’t cut my dog’s nails.” “S(he) won’t eat her food unless I add a little [human food] to it.” “My dog hates other dogs.” “S(he)...
by lkaim | Nov 22, 2023 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training
Your dog’s behavior is a reflection of you. The young couple sat side-by-side in the training studio; their adolescent, mid-sized dog dithered between the legs of one owner while the other owner reached down to stroke the dog intermittently. As the dog’s...
by lkaim | Oct 29, 2023 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, How to train a dog, negative punishment, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, Positive reinforcement
What you allow will continue. Excusing behavior is reinforcing behavior. Not only that, it will pervade every other aspect of your life. Dogs are “single trial learners”. If we allow them the opportunity to engage in any self-gratifying behavior, you can...
