Because not all dogs that are left alone experience anxiety, animal behaviorists are beginning to use other terms including separation behaviors. Separation Distress Distress is simply an animal’s inability to adapt to stress (or the conditions that are causing stress). In humans or animals, the result of distress is often demonstrated by poor coping skills […]
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Overprotecting your puppy from the world may very well back fire on you. While more and more Puppy owners are learning the importance of early Socialization, I wonder if they understand the critical importance. I work with many aggressive dogs and nearly all of them have a lack of coping skills. In Puppy Socialization Classes
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The one area I believe we as humans confuse our dogs, is on the use of our voice to reward our dogs behavior. I find myself repeatedly asking dog handlers to use their voice as a reward so their dog knows they have done something right. I firmly believe, if you reward a behavior when
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Looking forward to our positive classes today held at the Eastern Prom. Hope some of our Alumni will be able to join us for the Feisty Fido class as we need good distraction dogs! For many rescue dogs who have spent months or years practicing this unwanted reactive behavior, learning to not be reactive on
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While you are planning your fun Independence Day, please remember to think about helping your dog feel safe, here are a few tips to keep your dog from feeling anxious. Loud noises from fireworks can be frightening to your pets, as they do not know what they are. So protect your pet and help them
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Dudley is my newest foster pup, at 2 yrs old he is a handsome Scottish Terrier. With a sweet disposition, a true love to play fetch, house broken, crate trained, good with dogs and children. He arrived last week for an evaluation and within minutes of arrival was playing fetch with a ball he had
Peanuts by Charles Schulz I want to thank Don Hanson, BFRP, CDBC, CPDT-KA for sharing this cartoon. It shows exactly what NOT to do with your pup. As you can see Snoopy does not like to be approached quickly, patted without warning, or hugged. Our perception of what our dogs love is not the same as
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Sadie is in a stay at Back Cove What are we actually doing when we repeat a cue/command to a dog? If you think about it, we are desensitizing the dog to any meaning the word has. I recommend you ask your dog two times, then do something different if he did not comply, like
Robert K. Anderson DVM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and Diplomate of American College of Veterinary Behaviorists has provided us with the best details on how to Socialize your new puppy! Puppies begin learning at birth and their brains appear to be particularly responsive to learning and retaining experiences that are encountered during
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AKC S.T.A.R. Puppysm Program now offered by CBC Because our Socialization Program on Thursday’s has been such a success, I have decided to add this S.T.A.R. Puppy Certification Program on June 29th. A key component of the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppysm Program is a responsible owner. Our Canine Good Citizensm Responsible Dog Owner’s Pledge is for the AKC S.T.A.R.
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