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A Lack of Rules and Drive in Dog Training
While many of you are putting your life with your dogs under a microscope after my last two newsletters, I fear some of you may be drawing the wrong conclusions. As you observe your dogs’ source of reinforcement and joy you are observing that perhaps your spouses seem to be more reinforcing to your dogs [...]
Read moreDefining Inspirational Dog Training . . .
I am sitting here watching a series of video clips that I put together of my puppy “Swagger.” Its clips of him working at a seminar over the weekend. I love my puppy, as I love my own dogs but as I watch video clips I tend to be critically; looking for what I could [...]
Read moreRecallers 3.0 Video Contest – Winners Announced!!!
Finally, the day has come to announce the winners of our 2nd Official Recallers Video Contest! Thank you to everyone who participated in the video contest – to all of our talented filmmakers in the Say Yes community, and to all of you who came to vote for your favorite videos everyday. These videos were [...]
Read moreThe Possibilities in Dog Training
Recently I became involved in a discussion about dog training methodology with friends and members of the CAPPDT. I felt compelled to write this post, hopefully I did it without judgement. I know I have addressed this topic many times in the past but it certainly is worth more than one look. Do you know [...]
Read moreMixing Methodologies
Okay, I just love this photo of the “great white” from yesterday’s video, yes this is my special “DeeDog” girle “DeCaff.” She claims not guilty, I tend to believe her as all our dogs are just a product of what we know. To follow up on yesterday’s blog post about the impact of “corrections” on [...]
Read moreIs Good Dog Training Static or Dynamic?
We just wrapped up four days of puppy and young dog training. It started with our two day Advances in Dog Training (AiDT) and then rolled right into Critical Elements (the camp formerly known as puppy camp:)). As of January 2010 we now been honouring a policy that allows anyone that has attended AiDT once [...]
Read moreA Pictorial Glimpse at the Critical Elements of Say Yes!
Well we have launched! Two weekends ago we unrolled the first “Flatwork Secrets” & “Blueprint for Handling Success.” This past weekend it was “Advances in Dog Training” and “Critical Elements.” I like the way things piece together and although it always seems I have more I want to teach, I like the way the entire [...]
Read morePuppy Camp Success
Another puppy camp has been put to bed. What fun! It was all I thought it would be and more. Fun puppies and great students, I mean they really embraced the program. More energy by the last day on Sunday, then even the first day Friday! Seems that puppy camp keeps evolving away from strictly [...]
Read moreBelly Laughs
Today is first day of another puppy camp. I am extra excited since 19 of the 24 puppies are less than 6 month old. Little sponges at this age, really. It is amazing how much faster you can teach key dog training concepts when there is little to no history of inappropriate, competing reinforcement …
Read moreAnd the Winners are . . .
First of all thanks to all of you that took the time to give me your feedback by filling out the survey I posted last week. For those that intended to take the survey but didn’t get around to it, you can still do it by clicking this link http://ponyurl.com/wphpde. I don’t think I will get [...]
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