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spiritdogs
Sausage Trees...
If you have a predatory dog that chases rabbits, cars, kids on skateboards, anything that moves, you really should read Clarissa von Reinhardt's new book, "Chase! Managing Your Dog's Predatory Instincts" Even though I don't know Clarissa, nor have I ever read anything else by her...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Aug 17 2010 9:46 AM
georgie4682
Trainer/behaviorist question
Not sure if this should be here or in training, it sort of has to do with both. As I've mentioned before Finn has issues with meeting new people. He will not let a new person touch him, in fact he will bark and lunge at them (however he has never tried to bite). I have to be very careful with...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Aug 16 2010 10:27 PM
crysania
Tillie's Tuggies
I wasn't sure whether to put this under toys or equipment as she sells both, but I thought I'd put it here. In training class a couple weeks ago, our trainer saw that my dog loved to play tug with her leash. It's a sort of self-rewarding behavior for her and it gets her really amped up and...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Aug 16 2010 5:42 PM
Lee Charles Kelley
Kanzi the Bonobo, Marc Hauser & Charlie Rose
Normal 0 0 1 77 442 3 1 542 11.1287 0 0 0   Hi dog lovers! Check out my latest article for Psychology Today: "The Week in Dognitive Science: Kanzi, Marc Hauser, & Charlie Rose" http://ow.ly/2pqcB "Before...
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LAST POST: ON: 8/14/2010 10:30:24 AM
Lee Charles Kelley
Marc Hauser, Head of Harvard's Canine Cognition Lab, Accused of Scientific...
Marc Hauser, who up until a few days ago was heading the Canine Cognition Lab at Harvard, has been accused of misrepresenting his results in at least one key paper on animal cognition, which reported an ability in tamarin monkeys to generalize patterns the way human infants do when learning language...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Aug 14 2010 9:28 AM
shamrockmommy
Neat No-pull harness
Of course no affliliation, but since Echo is like a plowhorse on any other collar and leash, I just tried the Holt control collar and.. it kindof works. I was surfing around and found www.xtremepetproducts.com and on the left is the No-pull training harness. Looks very similar to Holt but it seems...
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LAST POST: ON: 8/12/2010 12:12:07 AM
Lee Charles Kelley
Why Do Some Dogs Act "Sneaky?"
Hi everybody, In a recent blog article at PsychologyToday.com, Dr. Marc Bekoff has said that dogs have what's called a Theory of Mind, a theoretical construct used by cognitive researchers to determine where a particular species' forms of cognition lie on the evolutionary and psychological scale...
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LAST POST: ON: 8/11/2010 2:59:36 PM
spiritdogs
Muzzle Training
I'm curious how many of you have trained your dogs to wear a muzzle. This is something I recommend, although few students take me up on it. Even if you have the most placid dog in the world, the possibility exists that the dog could someday be injured, and that muzzle training may come in handy....
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Aug 10 2010 11:52 PM
spiritdogs
Safety Collars
I don't like dogs without collars. People are notoriously lazy when it comes to returning a dog they think is a stray if they like the dog and want to believe that you didn't care for it properly. So, having a collar with a tag is important, even if your dog is home (what if there is a fire,...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Aug 9 2010 10:46 PM
Jupiter
How do you train? Tell me everything you think/know/do.
The title says it all. :) I'm particularly interested in the idea that to "really" do +R training, you need to never say "no", ever. No matter how gently. Like, even when the dog's in the act of, say getting into the garbage. The clickertraining book I have right now advocates...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Aug 9 2010 7:52 AM
sooner
Looking for an in-home behavorist - Oklahoma City area
I have a couple of complicated issues and I would love to have someone come and observe the dogs in their environment. I have had one consultation (not in-home) with one "behavorist" on an unrelated issue and I was not comfortable with the methods he used. There is another person that I trust...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Aug 5 2010 6:02 AM
kennys_mom
I can't take my neighbors dog anymore. Please help!!!
I have 2 cocker spaniels named Abe and Kenny. Kenny is the more dominant of the 2 dogs and tends to bark more at other dogs. Abe is really quirky and sometimes woofs when hears something and barks at the birds that fly aroudn outside and the doorbell. A couple of years ago our next door neighbor got...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Aug 2 2010 6:22 PM
shamrockmommy
CPDT's questions
I am feeling somewhat uneducated lately, and I don't even have a degree of any sort. I was looking for something to do which could be independent study type thing but have to do with dogs. Since Echo and I adore my trainer, I thought about getting a CPDT just to have something that defines...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Aug 2 2010 9:34 AM
sillysally
I SUCK at Clicker Training............
.......at least clicker training Jack. I'm trying to wean him off the prong, so I'm trying to get him better at loose leash walking. Sooooo, I decided to try this method.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSmOOcELgxU&feature=related Either I'm doing it wrong, or he doesn't get it...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Jul 31 2010 7:07 AM
BlackLabbie
How do I get Apollo...
...to come when called when my back is toward him? Tonight we did some simple c/t practice just for fun to kill time until dinner ( mainly sit, down, stay, roll over, paw, other paw, etc). I noticed that if I put my back to Apollo and recall him (and he has a stellar recall when I'm looking at him...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Jul 28 2010 5:36 PM
Greyhound John
Rescue greyhound can't finish a walk.
Hello to all. I am the new owner of a rescue greyhound for the last three days. Everything is okay but I have a problem. He is 3, resuced from Florida, eats sleeps and does his business fine. He wallks next to me on a loose lead, but about half way into a walk he begins to slow down and stop. No amount...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Jul 27 2010 2:47 PM
kpwlee
More ?'s about prey drive
Bugsy is very high prey drive, always has been. Doing some field work and retrieving work has helped to give him an outlet for this drive along with some control over it. They way I see it this is working with it instead of ignoring it. I have never really tried to squelch his prey drive as it isn't...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jul 26 2010 7:27 PM
corvus
Reactive dogs question
I am curious. Those with reactive dogs, do you find their behaviour to be unpredictable? Will they always react the same way to a trigger and just intensify that behaviour with decreasing distance, or do they do different things depending on the situation?
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Jul 26 2010 6:34 PM
JackieG
What makes a trainer?
I got Jean Donaldson's book "Train Your Dog Like a Pro" recently. I love her books and writing style. :) The book is one I would highly recommend for anyone wanting to learn how to train their dog. The thing that struck a chord with me was in the introduction which is titled the same as...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jul 25 2010 6:33 PM
Lee Charles Kelley
Why Are There More Female Than Male Pet Dog Trainers in America?
Hi all, In " Why Dogs Pull on the Leash, Pt. II: Gender Roles & Sexual Chemistry " (my most recent article for PsychologyToday.com), I examine and try to provide an answer the following questions: What do the BP oil disaster, the root-seeking behaviors of plants, the collective movements...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Jul 25 2010 6:30 PM