Breedia Dog Forum
I get it. My Tornado-dog has given me a whole new perspective. But I try not to use the B A D word. Instead I say he tries to be the best dog he...
Oh dogs know when they are being "dissed"....
Malone isn't acting bad. Malone is behaving like a dog. Decide what the walk's purpose is and then set goals for that purpose. If the walk is for...
Check out Mark Bekoff on Psychology Today. He has some great articles about the complexity of animals and their happiness. Stanley Coren writes...
I've watched Tornado-dog get a bit too rough with Cat-dog and Cat-dog yelps. As soon as she yelps, Tornado-dog is giving her licks all over her face...
The new research that is showing just how well dogs can read humans is amazing. I do find it sad that in all these thousands of years of...
The problem with determining guilt in dogs is that humans think about it in terms of human reasons for feeling guilt. For example, we expect a dog...
I know that Alexandra Horowitz did a study that has been quoted as proving dogs don't feel guilt. However, that was an incorrect conclusion. She...
I have this comb and it works well on both dogs....
If you haven't checked it out, look at the dogdecoder app. It is really great to help owners (and trainers) read doggy body language.
My Tornado-dog loses individual hairs. It's worse than Cat-dog's shepherd coat because those hairs fly around and land everywhere. I just use a...
Definitely. And really watch how they handle other dogs in the class and watch other owners. I went to one training and there was a hyper happy 6-8...
Yeah, it is. I like kipopup on you tube. And Jill Breitner of dogdecoder has a great attitude about giving your dogs actual choices: This...
He still uses prong collars and e-collars. He still uses the threat of fear and pain to get compliance from his dogs. He has attempted to...
Some things about mixed breeds: 1. Outside of "designer dogs", most mixes have at least three breeds in them. Often more. 2. Not every breed in the...
@rheel287 where are you located?
Michael Ellis uses aversive tools and is NOT a positive based trainer. He believes in setting up the dog for failure and then punishing the dog when...
My Cat-dog has absolutely no comprehension of toy play. She watches her brother play with toys and chase after balls, etc, but she is completely...
Here's an article that explains how to teach fetch using positive methods....
Stay away from "balanced" training techniques and aversive tools - these are based on the outdated dominance theory, and create obedience through...
