Holidays are great opportunities for recharging. Besides perhaps getting more shuteye and visiting with friends, I do like to keep things somewhat routine for the dogs. We might add a new place to visit or just spend more time hanging out. This Thanksgiving weekend I spent the time upping my Frisbee game with them. Playing Frisbee is:…
Category: How Dogs Learn
Praise or Petting?
Have you ever wondered if your dog is truly reinforced by your petting? Do you think that your dog would find your petting to be more reinforcing than that of a stranger? And what about praise? Is it a relevant and sought-after reinforcer for dogs? The answers may surprise you… In a recent study conducted by…
Help with Crossing a Bridge
One of my clients submitted this question about her dog Juby. I suggested to her that we meet for a training session and that we video it too so that I could show others how to go about a similar situation. Our session lasted 40 minutes from beginning to end. Most of it is caught…
Confidence Building – Part 2
Rio and Deuce have finished eating dinner and as we do every night, I proceed to the laundry room just after having said out loud: “Does anyone here want a bone?” Immediately I hear hurried paw steps towards the laundry room in anticipation of “dessert”. I have been trained well by these two and I…
My Dog Lunges To Meet Other Dogs and Human Friends
Question: Hi Almudena, To get to her destination quicker, my dog Jessie pulls, lunges and wants to run towards a dog and/or person she knows while on leash. What can I do in order to help her meet her friends in a calmer manner? Thank you, Diane Answer: Hi Diane, Thank you for your inquiry….
I have owned shoes all my life…
Once in a while I get a client that pre-phrases her or his need for help with a: ….”I have owned dogs all my life….” kind of statement. And to this kind of statement I feel like responding in oh so many ways. I wonder first why then are they calling me for help? Do…
Home Delivery
I am at home waiting for a home delivery. The home delivery people had called ahead of time as requested and now both dogs are in my office in their crates. I hear a knock on the front door and in unison with my “come in” I hear Rio barking. Ah, she probably wonders: who…
Brambell’s Five Freedoms
I am reading a trade journal where I am learning about Brambell’s Five Freedoms, which was a program that originated in Great Britain to ascertain the welfare of livestock raised in factory farms. Later on, the British government established the Farm Animal Welfare Council in efforts to define the “freedoms”. The freedoms addressed are: Freedom…
New Classes Starting in January 2014!
C.H.A.C.O. Dog Training & Behavior Consulting, LLC is happy to inform you that we have some brand new classes coming up in January of 2014. Here are the links to these classes: Agility from the Ground Up Mini-Course 1 (AG1) Agility from the Ground Up Mini-Course 2 (AG2) Kinder Pup 1 (ongoing) Kinder Pup 2
Upcoming Classes This Fall: Starting with Team Walking
With the summer coming to an end we’d like to share some good news so that you have something to look forward to. C.H.A.C.O. has some brand spanking new classes beginning early fall! Our very first fall class is coming up on September 14th which is for Team Walking. Here are the details on the…