Imagine you’re walking along on the street when all of a sudden someone yells “No!” What is your reaction? If you’re like most people, you’ll startle. You’ll stop in your tracks and probably start to look around to see what’s going on. Were you stepping off the curb? Did they want you to stop? Were [...]
Posts Tagged ‘communication’
What Is “Trained?”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged communication, desensitization and counter-conditioning, leave it, muzzle, snow, stay, training on February 6, 2010 | 7 Comments »
We’re in the middle of our third snow storm in a week (and this one is huge)! It’s been a long time since we’ve had a winter like this and it would be ideal to go for lots of long walks with Special Dark (well in the 28+ inches we have today though!). Anyone who [...]
One of those life changing moments…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged aversives, communication, Dog Star Daily, Erica Young, Fear, Patricia McConnell, positive reinforcement on August 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Almost a year after Alex (the world famous African Grey parrot) died, Patricia McConnell wrote an article for Bark magazine (March/April 2008 No. 47, pg. 46-49) about what dogs understand. Can dogs understand concepts such as smaller vs. bigger? Can our dogs understand that the words we say to them can represent objects and actions? [...]
