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Service Dogs

Last night I watched a program on PBS about the Canine Assistant Program called “Through a Dogs Eyes.
All the of the training is positive, based on targeting (see clicker lessons) and relationship building; what we teach in our classes.    These service dogs live at “school” for 18 months and are extremely well socialized.  If you [...]

Critics Challenge

Dominance and coercion versus rewards in dog training (from LiveScience.com):

“…many dog trainers and behavior experts criticize [the 'Dog Whisperer'], advocating a gentler approach to training that replaces coercion and physical behavior corrections with food rewards and other forms of positive reinforcement. They point to new studies that have placed the two popular dog-training [...]