Manipulative dog Often what is meant by that kind of sentence is that your dog is guilty of manipulating you in order to get you to...

The interest of the first appointment Depending on where you live, I will meet you either at your home or remotely. We then take stock of...

Your equipment for the walk is not suitable Sometimes the collar or the harness causes physical or emotional discomfort for your dog. The...

When I was an employee, the companies I worked for, some of their managers, motivated me to stay under my blankets, to come back on...

I am in favor of using various reinforcers, depending on their value, on the context, on the kind of training. ▶️ Remember the definition...

Reminder of the definitions 🔷 Reinforcement The action of bringing about a consequence following a dog's behavior, which increases the...

Sometimes I am asked what I think about this or that allopathic or phytotherapeutic treatment, this or that flower, this or that...

Whether it is to reinforce (= increase the probability of a behavior occurring = make your dog do this or that more often) or punish (=...

I could just work with dogs, train them, modify their behaviors, increase their confidence, reduce their fears and anxieties. I could...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Most of the time, I work with sensitive dogs, either for lack of socialization (or an inappropriate one), or following sometimes negative...

We gonna see two perceptions of mischief : the one according to the human beings, and, the one according to the dog . If I consider...