Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT Not to put too fine a point on it, but dogs bite because they’re dogs. It’s what dogs are biologically programmed to do. Every dog has the potential to bite, no matter how well socialized or friendly. I thought it might be useful to explore the different reasons why a dog… [Read More]
I Have Four Cats, One Dog, and Two Pet Peeves
Louisa Beal, DVM I like to consider myself a fairly non-judgmental person. People may do things to their pets that I think are horrible, but I cannot judge them, since, in the past, I have done most of those things myself. We all grow and learn and change. However, there are two things that get… [Read More]
What a Blockhead! Head Shape and Trainability in Dogs
Jim Ha, PhD, CAAB An interesting paper appeared in a recent issue of Behavioural Processes (2009, vol. 82, pp. 355). The author, William Helton from New Zealand, examined results from three published studies in which breed and head shape were reported, to answer the question of whether morphology (head shape, in this case) reflected intelligence… [Read More]
Flyball!
Greta Kaplan, CPDT, CDBC When I got Nickel, my oldest dog, I heard about flyball and decided to take him to class. He seemed to enjoy it, and did all right, and I had fun. Since I knew little about structure, sports training, or related topics at the time, it took me a while to… [Read More]
No More Excuses, New Years Resolutions for Dog Training
Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT The Association of Pet Dog Trainers has declared January to be National Train Your Dog Month. Too often, owners relinquish their dogs to shelters because an untrained puppy is no big deal, but an untrained dog begins exhibiting behavior problems if the unwanted behavior is allowed to continue. How many phone… [Read More]
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