Training and Kennels

One thing that I try to stress to all of my training clients is that the more a behavior is practiced, the more likely it is to be repeated. This goes for both wanted behaviors and unwanted behaviors, which is why I have every client put a total management system into place throughout training-to prevent the practice of unwanted behaviors. Of course, this is a general rule when considering behaviors that are rewarding for the dog. Not only does practiced behavior equal repeat

Proofing. What is it? Basically, proofing your dog’s learned behavior means to apply the training practices and trained behavior in different situations, environments, and with varying levels of distraction so as to obtain reliable response in real-life situations. So many dog owners forego this step in training and it is one of the biggest mistakes that you could make. While proofing your dog to reliably perform cued behaviors in the face of distraction can be one of the mos

Having a working knowledge of why your dog behaves the way they do can make a huge difference in how you go about training your dog, as well as daily life with your dog. The good news is that you don’t have to have a degree in animal behavior to “get it”. There is one thing that all animals have in common, even us-the instinct to survive. All animals take in information from their environments and use this information to learn if they will have a positive or negative outcome