How I Accidentally Taught My Turtle to Escape
I talk about my dog, Oso, all of the time but he’s not the only critter in our household. I’ve mentioned my turtle, Zorro, a
January 20, 2021
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Tag: dog training
How Cherry Picking Your Plan is Getting in the Way of Your Progress– and What to do About it!
There are a lot of factors that go into how successful a behavior modification program is. Some of those factors are uncontrollable: genetics, certain
December 23, 2020
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5 Signs Your Pet Needs Professional Help
I’m very much a Do-It-Yourself person– so much so that I consider it a fault. I will absolutely try to do something by myself
November 11, 2020
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Essential Skills
November 2020 Training Challenge: Use a Relaxation Protocol or Mat Work to Prepare for the Holidays
When we had originally planned our 2020 training challenges last year, we hadn’t expected there to be a worldwide pandemic. Even though this month’s
November 4, 2020
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The Human Side of Animal Behavior
The past couple of weeks I’ve been talking about warning signs, like growling. I’ve been talking about warning signs from the perspective of our
October 28, 2020
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Behavior Problems
October 2020 Training Challenge: Assess Your Home Alone Activities Efficacy
Part of me can’t believe it’s already October and part of me reminds the first part that this has been the longest year ever.
October 7, 2020
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PSA: Don’t Lure Uncomfortable Pets Closer to People
Today’s post is really more of a PSA: Don’t lure uncomfortable pets closer to people. We get a lot of requests from
October 1, 2020
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How to Work with Multiple Pets at a Time
Last week we discussed the pros and cons of working with pets individually vs. with multiple at the same time. Check it out here
September 24, 2020
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Training Tips
Pros of Working with Pets Individually vs. Multiple at a Time
We’ve been asking y’all what you want us to talk about and a topic that keeps coming up is training in mult-pet households. It
September 17, 2020
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Human End of the Leash
Are You Allowing Your Pet to Use What You Taught Them?
I scheduled all of my 2020 blog topics at the end of last year. I have a giant list (that keeps growing!) of topics either
September 2, 2020
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