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The P.A.W. System for overcoming any dog behavior problem
Perception, Action, and the Will. It occurred to me that these three disciplines could be easily adapted into a system for methodically overcoming any dog behavior obstacle (replacing the term...
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My Dog, The Adrenalin Junkie
We’ve all met people who can’t relax. People who have to be active, who need to be doing something all of the time. We’ve known folk who crave excitement, extreme sports. They bungee jump on Saturday,...
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Teaching "Food Manners"
This video is an introduction to teaching dogs both puppies and adults which behaviours are likely to payoff in the presence of food and which behaviours do not.
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Dog Training Ideas: Veterinary and care giving behaviours
Ideas on teaching behaviour to make taking care of the dogs under our care less stressful and easier on them. Contact you local dog trainer and ask them to show you how you can work on appropiate and...
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Boom Boom Puppy Power
This video shows some training I did with a young puppy as she would back away and show behaviours associated with feeling uncomfortable around her collar. In a short training period you will see how...
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5 Ways My Puppy Reminds Me Of a Toddler.
Anthropomorphising animals isn’t a good idea and usually gets us into all kinds of trouble. Dogs are not furry babies. They are their own species, with a totally different set of day to day priorities...
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Why Don’t We Adequately Socialize Young Puppies With People?
Dogs may be taught manners and basic obedience at anytime in their lives. However, training puppies is just so much fun and so, why wait? Similarly, behavior problems may be resolved at any time in a...
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Why Purchase a Puppy that is NOT Housetrained?
I’ve raised a few puppies in my time and it has always puzzled me why anyone would want to purchase a puppy that hasn’t already been housetrained, especially since house soiling and other behavior...
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Empathy for the Reactive Dog – Keepin’ it Real
Living with a reactive dog is a humbling experience on many levels. The understanding of the world that humans gain via language, experience and rational explanations for nearly everything are not...
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BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE — FOR 110 YEARS?
Edward Lee Thorndike showed that behavior is modified by its consequences and in 1905, he published his Law of Effect, basically stating: Any behavior followed by pleasant consequences will increase in...
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Distractions Happen
If you're a student of dog training, you're probably well aware of the oft suggested protocol of teaching new behaviors in a low distraction environment and slowly adding in distractions until the...
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Welcome to Your New Home…
It's that time of year isn't it? When people consider having a pup or rescue dog join the family. It always strikes me as unfair when people bring home a new puppy or rescue dog and indulge them in...
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K9 Nose Work® for Shelter Dogs - Enrichment for Both Ends of the Leash
K9 Nose Work® for Shelter Dogs – Enrichment for Both Ends of the Leashby Genie Tuttle, CPDT-KA, CNWIThe thought of visiting an animal shelter, much less regularly volunteering at one is daunting for...
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Ian Dunbar Seminars, Books and DVDs Online for Just $10 per month
Over the past 45 years, I have given over 1300 one-day seminars and workshops around the US and worldwide. All in all, a whole lot of fun. But realistically, giving the same seminar over and over in...
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The SAFE Program Promotes Practical Dog Bite Prevention
One of the most frustrating aspects of being a dog trainer is not being able to get information across to the people that really need it the most, especially when it comes to dog bite prevention. Or,...
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We Need A New Kind of Dog Training Show On TV
I love dogs. Obviously. Dog behavior has been my life for nearly 50 years and for me, dog training has always been the most intriguing aspect of the whole field of animal behavior. I have always found...
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How a Radio Show Changed How We Train Dogs Forever
Eighteen months ago, I was driving from Heathrow Airport to the farm in Hertfordshire on Christmas Eve, when I heard Kelly’s voice come over the car radio. She was talking about sheltering and rehoming...
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Ian Dunbar's Top Ten Tips To Become A Successful Dog Trainer
We recently posted a free course on DunbarAcademy.com: The Top Ten Tips to Become a Successful Dog Trainer 1. What's Common & What's Not You need to understand what are the common issues and...
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AN EXCITING NEW CURE FOR SEPARATION ANXIETY
Given that we developed the AutoTrainer nearly 26 years ago, I find it surprising that only recently, (largely due to feedback from dog owners and trainers), we have discovered that the device is...
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