by lkaim | Oct 18, 2023 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dog Training Tools, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, negative reinforcement, Positive reinforcement
We talk in terms of reinforcement and punishment all the time. We understand the concepts behind adding something to make something happen (or stop happening) or taking something away to make something happen (or stop happening). All of this is the basic rudiments of...
by lkaim | Oct 18, 2023 | Dangerous Dogs, Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, How to train a dog
I share this story a lot. As the years go by, it is a powerful reminder of how cavalier folks can be when it comes to living with a dangerous dog. When we still operated the training space in Carroll County, I had a client with an offensive-aggressive herding breed...
by lkaim | Jul 20, 2023 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Politics, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dog Training Tools, How to train a dog, negative punishment, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, Positive reinforcement
Reinforcement and Punishment The internet is ablaze with opinions of what constitutes reinforcement and punishment in dog training; what is too much, why should punishment be used at all, etc. There are entire philosophies built on the theory that reinforcement is all...
by lkaim | Jul 2, 2023 | Dog Training Tools, Dogs, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, prong collars
People love to slag on prong collars, or any other device they perceive as capable of inflicting physical discomfort. Well, here’s two facts I guarantee are going to pull the shriekers out of the woodwork- 1) Discomfort is a fact of life. Even when we...
by lkaim | Jun 14, 2023 | Assistance Dogs, Breeding Dogs, Dog Laws, Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, Professional conduct, Service Dogs
Not a day goes by that I don’t wonder about the destiny of the human race. Bogus service dog training claims so many victims a year, it has crossed the line from simply being amoral and criminal to profitable business.. The magnitude of the incompetence...
by lkaim | Jun 9, 2023 | Care and custodianship, Certified dog trainer, Dog boarding and training, Dog Laws, Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, Professional conduct
Dog boarding and training is a popular option that many people seek, because the internet has convinced them that it will solve a whole host of problems without any effort on their part. Nothing could be further from the truth… There may be valid reasons to...
