by Linda | Nov 16, 2025 | Carroll County MD Dog Trainer, Electronic Dog Training Collars, Maryland Dog Training
Are Electronic Dog Training Collars Humane? I was asked to look in on a client of mine from quite a few years ago, a clever little Schnauzer I had initially been called upon to help with housebreaking issues. It would seem that although his previous issues were long...
by Linda | Nov 12, 2025 | Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training
One might ask what making coffee has to do with training dogs, but I thought it was an interesting segue since I am constantly harping on my training students to “use it or lose it”. A few 10 minute dog training sessions a day is pretty much all you need....
by Linda | Oct 29, 2025 | 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...
by Linda | Oct 19, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Trainers, Dogs, littermate syndrome, resource guarding
What Is ‘Littermate Syndrome’? Every trainer encounters “littermate syndrome” in dogs from the same household more than once in their career. Most of the time owners complain that the dogs no longer ‘get along’, or are starting to...
by Linda | Oct 18, 2025 | 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...
