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Letters: 11/04
A friend copied the article, “Monkey See, Monkey Do?” from the July issue for me, knowing I would want to subscribe, which I did.
A Paralyzed Dog is Still Flying High
and took four-month-old Gideon home in August 2002.
Seeking an outlet for Gideon's energy
How to Play Tug-of-War With Your Dog
Some trainers say you shouldn’t play tug with your dog. Not me! Those of you who enjoy this energy-eating aerobic activity with your dog will be pleased to know that I personally think it’s a fine game to play, as long as you’re using appropriate tug toys and playing with rules.
Young Dogs Learn From Older Well-Behaved Dogs
which includes social facilitation, mimicking, and trial-and-error learning.üFollowing the dog who responds properly to the Come!" cue helps the newcomer learn it
Advanced Dog Training Methods: How to “Fade” Prompts and Lures
looking right at them
Why Punishment-Based Dog Training Doesn’t Work
By definition, punishment is something that will decrease the probability of the occurrence of a certain behavior. Generally, this punishment involves something that is sufficiently startling or aversive so as to thwart the “problem” behavior. If the dog has benefitted from the behavior in the past, it will take even more startling or aversive punishment to override his expectation of getting that reward again. Frequently, a punished dog stops attending to you; you become something to be avoided.
Blind Dogs Can Have Normal Lives Too!
Chewbacca is, in most ways, a normal, happy, seven-year-old Golden Retriever. He loves to play with the other dogs. Like most Goldens, he enjoys a good game of fetch. He joyfully embarks on daily off leash romps with his guardian, Jenny Alt, and her three other dogs. Chewbacca has one trait that makes him just a little different, however. He cannot see. With a few accommodations in training and management, blind dogs can enjoy happy, normal lives.
Advanced Positive Dog Training Terms and Techniques
such as going through a series of "weave poles."üPremack exercise: To get the prize
Teach Your Dog to Focus On Cue!
Teaching your dog to focus on you (on cue!) is a vitally useful skill – and not that difficult if you follow our step-by-step directions.
Canine Athletic Competition and Sports Psychology
Whether you and your dog are road-seasoned competitors in canine sports, just playing around" in novice dog shows
Canine Class for Aggressive and Problematic Dogs
the focus is on gradually teaching dogs new and more appropriate responses to increasingly proximate contact with other dogs. Pupils begin learning new skills behind visual barriers
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A Fish Story
What’s worse than a skunked dog? A dog who has rolled in a long-dead, rotten salmon carcass. Rolled in it at length, luxuriously, with relish while ignoring the calls and whistles of her foster provider—even after being abandoned by the other dogs, who did heed their owners’ calls.