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How to Select a Dog Trainer Guide for Veterinarians

On By Joyce KeslingIn About Responsible Dog, Animal Behavior, Animal Welfare, Behavior Issues, behavior problem, behaviorist, Bradenton FL, cat behavior, dog behavior, dog trainer, dog training, Dog Welfare, FYI, puppy training, Sarasota FL, Training dogs

Information owners should obtain before choosing a dog trainer * It is advised that clients call and interview a trainer prior to hiring them. If the trainer you are considering using falls into any of these categories, you should pick another trainer. · If the equipment recommended for basic obedience includes or is focused on choke collars, prong collars, or shock collars. · Trainers who ban head collars of any kind may rely unduly on force. · If the trainer instructs you to manage your dog’s behaviors by pinching toes, kneeing the dog in the chest or abdomen, hitting the dog, forcibly holding the dog down against their will, constantly yelling at the dog, frequently yanking the collar constantly, or using prong, choke, pinch or shock collars or electronic stimulation. · If the trainer believes most or all training is about encouraging the person to be “alpha” and teaching the dog to “submit”.

Good dog trainers: How to identify one and why this is important to your veterinary practice

On By Joyce KeslingIn behavior problem, Bradenton FL, dog behavior, dog trainer, dog training, Dog Welfare, FYI, puppy training, Sarasota FL, Training dogs

The purpose of this brief article is to demonstrate the value of identifying “good dog trainers” and incorporating this knowledge into your veterinary practice. The following recommendations represent a consensus document compiled by the authors as one of the final projects in the Advanced Applied Clinical Behavioral Medicine course at the 2004 NAVC PGI. Many of the authors are now using these recommendations in their practices in ways that have increased their productivity and altered the way they now practice medicine.

Defining Dog Behavior Problems

On By Joyce KeslingIn Behavior Issues, behavior problem, Bradenton FL, dog behavior, dog training, Human-Animal Bond, puppy training, Sarasota FLLeave a comment

Typically, there are several ways to approach and define a problem dog behavior. First, a behavior consultant should have a clear understanding of what normal behavior patterns are for any particular species and that normal behavior may be expressed inappropriately depending on the environment. Second, the behavior consultant should consider a clients “…cultural and personal preferences and normative judgments” since they may impact the client’s “attitudes and expectations, scientific understanding, societal mores [customs] about animal behavior, and costs…associated with the dog’s behavior” (Lindsay, 2001).

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Choosing Your Dog Trainer or Behavior Specialist Guidelines

On By Joyce KeslingIn behavior problem, behaviorist, Bradenton FL, cat behavior, dog behavior, dog training, Dog Welfare, puppy training, Sarasota FL

Choosing Your Dog Trainer or Dog Behavior Specialist Guidelines It would be rare to have an animal its entire lifetime without experiencing some type of behavior problem or training situation that might be helpful in managing your pet. Also, behavior problems are often complex and may require a more skilled professional with knowledge in animal behavior. So how do you know who to call? What’s the difference between the two? How can you assess their skills, training and education?

Spoiling dogs, is it really good for them?

On By Joyce KeslingIn Behavior Issues, behavior problem, behaviorist, Bradenton FL, Canine Communication, dog aggression, dog behavior, Dog House Training (AKA Housebreaking), Dog Play Socialization, dog trainer, dog training, puppy training, Sarasota FL

There is a lot written about spoiling dogs and how it makes us feel and how harmful sometimes it is for dogs, but the media skirts around writing or talking about the negative consequences, it creates for both owner and dog. Why, I think the media and dog-related industry, feel they may be hurt if too much were said about real issues concerning dog welfare, and it simply wouldn’t fill in, for those happy moments needed for news airtime. I believe, if this is the case, it is a misnomer, actually more dogs would benefit if their owners understood how they influence their dog’s behavior, and it does not have anything to do with training or spoiling necessarily!