Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT I adopted two adult, male Aussies named Conner and Flynn from Australian Shepherd Rescue so now I’m a volunteer. A little over a week ago, I got a call from Seattle Animal Care and Control notifying me that a purebred, female Australian Shepherd puppy had been surrendered. Once the puppy’s hold… [Read More]
Questions to Ask Before Adopting a Dog or Puppy
Carly Loyer Davis, CPDT It’s more than mildly ridiculous that a dog trainer would not have a dog. Unfortunately, living in a Seattle apartment is very rarely conducive to dog ownership/parentage. Similarly, college, working multiple jobs, and driving a lot don’t lend themselves to being an ideal dog owner. As a result, this dog trainer… [Read More]
Confrontational Behavior Modification Techniques and the Risk to Owners
James Ha, PhD, CAAB I have expressed my concern about confrontational behavior modification techniques in earlier blogs: the use of “positive punishment” or dominance and pack theory-based techniques, especially in the hands of untrained users, has been shown to be ineffective and to produce negative side effects. Hiby and colleagues demonstrated that positive reinforcement techniques… [Read More]
What to Look For In A Puppy Class
Greta Kaplan, CPDT, CDBC I teach puppy classes. It’s a weird category, and people have different expectations from a class called “puppy class” or “puppy kindergarten.” If you take my flyball class, you expect to be taught how to do flyball and help teach your dog to do flyball. If you take a class in… [Read More]
Seattle’s Proposed Breed Specific Legislation: Part 3 (final)
Carly Loyer Davis, BA, CPDT In Part Two of this blog, I talked about some obvious health risks imposed by the proposed City of Seattle breed-specific legislation. I do, however, see some portions of the law that impress me at first glance. Under Seattle’s version of BSL, owners must complete a dog training or owner… [Read More]
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