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Ingrid Mulson
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Reinforce or punish a behavior of your dog ?
Reminder of the definitions 🔷 Reinforcement The action of bringing about a consequence following a dog's behavior, which increases the...
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Ingrid Mulson
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My dog, my hero
Sometimes our human needs tend to make us perceive truths that do not necessarily correspond to reality. My love for dogs, my fascination...
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Ingrid Mulson
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Giving a medical treatment to your dog and K9 Voice's recommendations
Sometimes I am asked what I think about this or that allopathic or phytotherapeutic treatment, this or that flower, this or that...
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Ingrid Mulson
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Your timing in training your dog counts
Whether it is to reinforce (= increase the probability of a behavior occurring = make your dog do this or that more often) or punish (=...
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Ingrid Mulson
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My job is not just about dogs
I could just work with dogs, train them, modify their behaviors, increase their confidence, reduce their fears and anxieties. I could...
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Ingrid Mulson
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The actors in the dog world
In his life, your dog is likely to meet various professional on his path. In the life of your dog, you are likely to meet various...
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Ingrid Mulson
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The reactivity in dogs : one or several?
I'm not keen on talking of « reactivity » because : it's pretty more reactive behaviors : a dog is too likely to be labeled that way as...
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Ingrid Mulson
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My dog is a thief
What a stealer ! You can see a bill of 10 $ on the floor ; what do you do ? Do you look around ? Do you pick it up ? Do you leave it ? Do...
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Ingrid Mulson
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Capture a behavior of your dog
Capturing a behavior of your dog means marking it (= indicating the behavior is desired with a word like "yes" or a gesture like a thumbs...
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Ingrid Mulson
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Is training a dog to manipulate him ?
For some time, I have seen this idea popping up here and there : when we use conditioning to train a dog, we are manipulating him ; which...
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Ingrid Mulson
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Training dogs, be soft or push ?
Personally, if your dog bites when petted, I may teach him signals that allow him to anticipate he will be petted for a given time. I...
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Ingrid Mulson
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Why and when to call me out
The dog is a complex being, and although it has lived with humans for at least 15,000 years, it remains an enigma in many aspects. Since...
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Ingrid Mulson
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Punishment in dogs
Some day, while working with a k9 student of mine and his owners, we came across another couple being advised for their dog by a man that...
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Ingrid Mulson
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Reactive dog because of fear, the humans in front
Most of the time, I work with sensitive dogs, either for lack of socialization (or an inappropriate one), or following sometimes negative...
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Ingrid Mulson
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My dog makes mischiefs !
We gonna see two perceptions of mischief : the one according to the human beings, and, the one according to the dog . If I consider...
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Ingrid Mulson
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Need a break
"I can't take it anymooore !" I work with humans whose dog suffers from anxiety, fears, and an inability to manage their emotions...
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Ingrid Mulson
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The markers in dog training
They are not pens, although in a sense they could have the same function: to approve or not a behavior, to value it or to refuse it. It...
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Ingrid Mulson
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Labels for human beings
🧐 Who am I for my dog ? The perception of your dog Even without having access to their thoughts, we can get an idea of how your dog...
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Ingrid Mulson
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My dog gets along with every dogs
« My dog matches with every dogs » « My dog can get along with every dogs » « My dog can handle every dogs » My dogness ! If you...
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Ingrid Mulson
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The senses of the dog in his environment
Beyond his appreciation of individuals, whatever species they are, beyond his adaptation to the rules of life in his environment, his...
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