Cesar Millan is the Dog Whisperer and Santa Claus is the Child Listener, Who is better and more powerful? We consider the important issue of Cesar vs. Santa here.
Archives for November 2009
Stop Food Aggression, Stop Resource Guarding
Food aggression and resource guarding occur when a dog associates people coming near his food and resources as a negative event. The best techniques for food aggression focuses on helping our dogs re-associate people with something good and positive. We examine a variety of techniques for dealing with food aggression and resource guarding issues.
Enclosed Dog Parks – Good or Bad?
An enclosed dog park is a fully fenced park where friendly dogs may play together off-leash. Enclosed dog parks can be a fun way to exercise our dogs, and help drain some of his boundless energy. However, such parks can also be stressful to dogs and encourage dog-to-dog aggression. Here we examine the good and bad of enclosed dog parks.
Puppy Obedience Training – How to Care for a Puppy
Puppy obedience training can be a challenge because puppies have a lot of energy and very short attention spans. While training a puppy, it is important to set up rules and routine, use positive reinforcement, and be very patient. Here are 7 puppy obedience training tips that helped me most while dealing with my little terrors on four paws.
Pack Leader To An Aggressive Dog
It is especially difficult to become pack leader to an aggressive dog because we will naturally fear our dog’s aggression. Here are some techniques that helped me conquer my fear and become pack leader to my aggressive dog.
Dog Discipline – Should We Beat or Hit a Dog as Punishment?
What are the different forms of dog discipline? What method of dog discipline will work best on my dog? We discuss the pros and cons of various dog discipline techniques, and how they are based on animal behavioral psychology principles.
Good Dog Name, Bad Dog Name
Picking a good name for your dog can be a lot of fun. Here, we consider how to pick a good dog name. We also examine why it may be useful for a dog to have multiple names, including a bad and neutral dog name.
Resource Guarding – “Mine!”, Says the Shiba Inu
Shiba Inus are known for having food aggression and resource guarding issues. In fact, all dogs can get protective over their food and resources if we inadvertently teach them the wrong lessons. We consider why dogs become aggressive over resources and how we can prevent resource guarding.
Happy Doggy Birthday
A big Happy Doggy Birthday! There are presents, opening presents, walks in the hills, scratch and tummy rub sessions, bobbing for chicken, rice birthday cakes, and much more. Come see how Shania and Sephy celebrated their dog birthdays.