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And yet another letter to the editor of the local newspaper opposing dogs on one beach on the Northern Beaches (not all beaches just one). The same writer also states that there are many local ‘dog reserves’ for the 10 000 dogs in the...
I finally got the new puppy, an early Christmas present. As we all know a puppy should be for live and not for Christmas but there were some advantages of getting her a couple of weeks before Christmas. Ian Dunbar suggests a puppy has to meet 100...
There is still a lot of discussion about using a ‘non-reward mark’ that tells the dog he or she has done the wrong thing. Pet dog trainers mostly use ‘ah ah’, ‘wrong’, ‘no’ or ‘bah’. Karen Pryor said in her speaker notes of the APDT conference...
As I said in my last blog it is hard to overestimate the benefits of a good puppy class. So how to choose a good puppy class: The instructors should be qualified and use best practice methods, which means positive reinforcement and not...
I have started volunteer work at one of the local shelters and meet a lot of dogs that are victims of circumstances and are looking for a new home. Great dogs just a run of bad luck. However, I also meet dogs, and these are the ones I am mainly...
Are people slow to learn new tricks? It seems much easier to teach an old dog a new trick then getting people (or some dog trainers) to change their ideas about why dogs do the wrong thing, or the right thing, for that matter. Dog owners and...
Isn’t it enough if my dog can sit, lie down, walks on a loose lead and comes when called? Well, it depends. All dogs like to work, some more than others but they all need mental stimulation and a job. If you don’t give them a job, they will create...
Do you know how, when you are at home, your family just become part of the furniture? Sorry, that sounds a bit harsh, but seriously, they come home from school, work, pre-school, you put meals on the table, you clean up and then you watch...
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