The Myth of “Only Tell Them Once”
What if you ask a dog (whatever age, breed, sex, background, training level) to do something, but there is no…
What if you ask a dog (whatever age, breed, sex, background, training level) to do something, but there is no…
There is nothing like hands-on learning with your fellow dog enthusiasts. At this workshop held at Good Choice Dog Training…
https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/we-intuitively-understand-meaning-behind-touch-arm “It’s common knowledge that we use more than speech to communicate. Our facial signals, hand gestures and tone of…
Training time means the time, place, you and your dog are all in a good spot where learning can occur. Management moments are when things are not conducive to learning. Knowing where you are is a big part of getting where you want to go. This webinar will help you clarify moment by moment, and provides practical advice to help you and your dog.
How does it work, a life with so many dogs? At the moment, there is only 7, though we’ve had…
Thank you to all who have responded to my FB post about the fake book generated using AI and published…
Would it be Christmas without Alvin and the Chipmunks, or Charlie Brown’s Christmas? Both have always amused me in the…
In an online discussion about mixing play sessions with training, there were some strong opinions about how and why things…
This webinar will encourage you to think about assessments and testing in deeper ways, including knowing what you need to know, defining your criteria, and scaling the responses and behaviors you observe. Suzanne’s legendary observation skills and whole-dog approach, plus her FAT app, gives you new tools to understand the dogs in your life.
Assessing behavior and evaluating a dog can be challenging! So many factors play a role in the dog’s behavior that it can be difficult to distinguish a response to environmental or social triggers from a true temperament response or behavior pattern. When we carefully assess function as a reflection of well-being, we have a better sense of how that dog is doing.