Why “Red Zone Dogs” Need Positive Reinforcement Training Posted on October 21, 2019 by Eileen Anderson Aggressive, dangerous dogs (a.k.a. “Red Zone Dogs”) should be trained with positive reinforcement, desensitization, and counterconditioning. Here’s why. Training with pain, startle, and intimidation carries huge risks. Decades of science tell us that aggression begets aggression. It’s that simple. Two of the …
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Who is walking whom? Suzanne Clothier wrote, the question is the “stuff of cartoons”. I read Suzanne’s book around 2002, the time of publishing. It contains many flags and subtle highlighting. I pulled it off the book shelf this morning. I opened to page 62, it was flagged. It begins with phrase “pulling on lead”. …
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IAABC Statement on the use of shock in behavior and training effective June 22, 2020
E'lise Christensen (board certified veterinary behaviorist) said, "if I could change one thing about New York City, it would be that people would treat a dog on the sidewalk just like anyone else they didn't know. If you were walking down the street with a human family member, for example, only the creepiest strangers would …
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Does your dog pull on lead? Has someone said your dog is dominant? Here's some helpful training tools and advice.
