Dog training for how you live
Mark Rogers 
‘Veterinary behaviorists’ are trained as medical veterinarians who receive additional teaching and influence in animal behavior. The only way for Veterinary Behavior schools and organizations to arrive at ‘statistics’ concerning the effects of electronic collars, or other training tools is to set up scenarios where dogs are being intentionally abused, to produce a pre-determined outcome. … Read more
This is about me only, not any other trainers. I’m not presuming to speak for any other trainers. It’s an integrity issue for me. Because I know that for dogs that age, nothing any trainer can offer surpasses what the owners can do for their pups to prepare them for training in the weeks between … Read more
What’s similar between these two dogs? Formerly: Their hard leash reactivity to other dogs (both), and to people (Pit Bull), formerly made them impossible to walk normally, in public places, with other people and animals around. If either of them had been handed off to some trainers, we would have been given all kinds of … Read more
“When you’re teaching new behaviors, then the outcome strongly affects the behavior.” ~Michael Ellis That is referring to a dog’s behavior being affected during the learning phase (not yet habitual) of anything, whether it is positive (desired), or negative (undesirable) behavior. It’s at this early stage of behavior that typical mild guidance and rewards are … Read more