by Linda | Feb 28, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Maryland Dog Training, resource guarding
Resource Guarding in Dogs: What It Is, Why It Happens, and What To Do About It Resource guarding is one of the most mishandled behavior problems in the domestic dog. It is also one of the most preventable. Those two facts existing simultaneously should tell you...
by Linda | Feb 22, 2025 | Dog Politics, Ethics in dog training, negative punishment, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, Positive reinforcement
The Language of Dog Training: Behavior Theory and the Four Quadrants of Reinforcement and Punishment In an era where language is being hijacked to further political agendas, it should come as no surprise that the Language of Dog Training is no longer exempt....
by Linda | Feb 17, 2025 | anxious dogs, Dog Behavior Training, Fearful dogs, Maryland Dog Training
True clinical separation anxiety in dogs is rare. That may surprise you, especially if you’ve spent any time searching the internet for answers after your dog tore apart a couch or barked for four hours straight. But the label “separation anxiety”...
by Linda | Jan 29, 2025 | Certified dog trainer, Dog Behavior Training, dog obedience, Maryland Dog Training
Basic vs. Foundational Dog Obedience Training The Problem with the Term “Basic Obedience” Basic vs. foundational dog obedience training is not a great search term. The algorithms will hate it, but I’ll suffer that indignity to address something I...
by Linda | 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...
