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Dog’s Point of View – Why won’t you just stop pulling???

Dog’s Point of View – Why won’t you just stop pulling???

by Kelly M. Keeney | Jun 5, 2021 | Behavior Modification, Dog Training, Puppy Training, Uncategorized

I often get the question – “Why is my dog willing to choke himself to death by pulling me the entire walk, instead of avoiding what can’t be comfortable and just walk like normal!”  This is a very common question among dog owners.  When we look at it...
Do you use Cues or Commands?

Do you use Cues or Commands?

by Kelly M. Keeney | May 22, 2021 | Behavior Modification, Dog Training, Puppy Training

It may seem like semantics, but here are my brief thoughts on the topic.  I think it will illustrate clearly why semantics matter and how it can change your outlook on training.Dog trainers are not perfect.  This is the story of Kelly Keeney, the frustrated dog owner...
HELP, my dog bites and growls at me when I try to put in his eye drops.

HELP, my dog bites and growls at me when I try to put in his eye drops.

by Kelly M. Keeney | May 8, 2021 | Behavior Modification, Cooperative Care, Dog Training

Typically we wait until our dog needs eye drops to find out that they don’t really like that experience at all!  Cooperative Care practices have shown us that begin we should begin teaching our dog about the things we “may need” for medical treatment...
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Dog’s Point of View – Why won’t you just stop pulling???

Thanks to Jennifer Anderson for her question.  “Why is my dog willing to choke himself to death by pulling me the entire walk, instead of avoiding what can’t be comfortable and just walk like normal!”  

This is a very common question among dog owners.  When we look at it from the dog’s point of view we can sometimes see why they they may choose pulling as the best behavior to do on leash.  

First we have to think “What is the DOG getting out of pulling?”

Do you use Cues or Commands?

It may seem like semantics, but here are my brief thoughts on the topic.  I think it will illustrate clearly why semantics matter and how it can change your outlook on training.Dog trainers are not perfect.  This is the story of Kelly Keeney, the frustrated dog owner and a certified professional dog trainer and how easy it is to forget how good behavior is built in training.

I do not like living in a house where dogs bark at every little thing.  It makes my brain go crazy.

When your reinforcers don’t work….

Walks with my dog are for HER enjoyment.  I love the walks, but my agenda stays at home.  So we “go for a bumble” (Helen Philips of Clicker Gun Dog Centre), just wandering around with no real goal in mind.  As long as she does not pull (or go somewhere unsafe) she is free to sniff and wander to her nose and brain’s content.  Most days it is a good combination of walking and sniffing.  One day we we spent the whole hour in the parking lot of our local park.  She loved it and was exhausted when we were done.

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