Our very own Dog Blog for training and the State of the Trade in The Age of Wingnuts and Zealots.
A collection of articles written by Linda Kaim on the State of Dog.
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What are the benefits of training your dog
Training your dog shows concern for your home and your community. Nobody likes barking or aggressive dogs. Responsible training prevents that!
Using an electronic dog training collar
Using an electronic dog training collar The electronic dog training collar can be used as a conditioned reinforcer that enables the dog to understand he is on the 'right path' to the reward. The leash acts as a positive punisher (the dog cannot escape or avoid it) and...
How Dogs Learn
The presence and absence of leash pressure in dog training acts as both positive punisher and negative reinforcement
What Should Dogs Not Eat?
There’s a lot of time spent on what dogs should eat, but not a lot of time spent on things dogs should not eat.
Doodles and Poos, Designer Dog Advantage or Trendy Fad?
Designer Dogs, Doodles and Poos There is a conundrum regarding the validity of claims surrounding the "designer dog" market. First we must distinguish what makes a pure breed of dog, what constitutes a mutt, mongrel or mixed bred dog, and what exactly is a "designer...
Choosing a Dog Trainer
Choosing a Dog Trainer When choosing a Dog Trainer, selecting a Dog Obedience Training School or Problem Dog Behavior Counseling, Lionheart K9 offers some valid and worthwhile tips to help you make the right decision: Whether you are looking for dog training tips on...
Choosing a Pure Bred Dog or purchasing a Pure Breed Puppy
Choosing a Pure Bred Dog or purchasing a Pure Breed Puppy for Your Household Choosing the 'right dog' for your household should be less of the impulse buy it has become to a heavily researched, informed decision. More emphasis is placed on the refrigerator in your...
Adopting a Dog from an Animal Shelter or Breed Rescue
Adopting a Dog from an Animal Shelter or Breed Rescue There are countless thousands of good dogs in Animal Shelters across Maryland and Pennsylvania. Each arrived there by only one of four ways; Animal Control pick-up, Public stray, Abandoned at Shelter and Owner...
Dog Trainer’s Dilemma
I came across this in one of the news feeds I receive daily. Apparently an individual who obviously took advantage of the good nature of the Home Depot she frequents, placed her dog in a compromising situation and allowed it to make aggressive contact with an...
The Dog Trainer Wars
There is currently no regulatory body, nor has there ever been, that oversees the practices of the dog trainers trade.