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Tag Archives: dog trainers
Want a positive relationship with your dog? Then look to the “negative space” for training help.
The following is a repost of an article I wrote a little over a year ago titled “Learning to move in the negative space.” After spending some time observing my fellow dog owners in a recent training workshop, I thought … Continue reading
Patricia McConnell eBooks: Concise, user-friendly guides to some of the most common behavioral questions and problems now available as eBooks
If you’ve ever read The Other End of the Leash, then you probably love Patricia McConnell every bit as much as I do. And today I was thrilled to see that her fabulous behavioral series co-authored with Karen London is … Continue reading
Posted in Animal behavior and training, Teaching and learning, Uncategorized
Tagged animal behavior, animal behaviorist, applied animal behaviorist, dog behavior problems, dog collars, dog leashes, dog running, dog trainers, dog training, dog walking, Dominance theory, house training, how dogs learn, Karen London, leash training, multiple dog homes, older dogs, operant conditioning, pack theory, Patricia McConnell, puppy training, separation anxiety, The Other End of the Leash
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10 Things I Love About My Dog Trainer
She believes that good dog ownership (and good dog training practice) begins with a genuine willingness to listen and to learn She likes to have fun with her dogs, not dominate them or use them to prop up her own … Continue reading
Posted in Animal behavior and training, Dog play, Teaching and learning, Therapy Dogs or dogs in need of therapy, Uncategorized
Tagged Ann Arbor, Chelsea, dog behavior, dog behavior consultant, dog trainers, dog training, dog training classes, dogs, K9 Home Schooling, Michelle McCarthy, Michigan, R.E.A.D., reading dogs, service dog training, service dogs, social support dogs, therapy dog training, therapy dogs, Washtenaw County, working dogs
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Learning to move in the “negative space”
Every discipline includes a number of fundamental concepts that help guide both novice learning and expert practice in the field. Mathematics teachers know that students must understand the properties of real numbers before algebraic thinking is possible, and history teachers … Continue reading
