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Rebekah Piedad

Do Not Approach!

They Just Want to Say Hi You are going for a walk with your mini bernedoodle. Your dog loves walks but doesn't necessarily like...

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Perils of the Off-Leash, Friendly Dog

I've been wanting to write this post for several months. However, time hasn't been my friend, so I’m writing it now, and perhaps I’ll...

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Resource Guarding and the Myths that Surround the Behavior

Here's a myth we've all heard: "If your dog growls at you while he's eating his food, you should take away his food to show him that...

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The Stubborn Dog Myth - Part 2

In my last post, I introduced the idea that stubbornness isn't really a dog trait because dogs perform behaviors that are reinforced, and...

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The Stubborn Dog Myth - Part 1

If you are a dog trainer, you've heard it a thousand times. If you are a pet dog owner, you may have said it or thought it a thousand...

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When It All Goes Wrong, Abort

It's happened to all of us. Maybe you compete in agility, and halfway through the course, your dog takes off and runs zoomies, blowing...

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How Do You Train That?

Podcast Discussing Thresholds I had the very fun privilege of recording a podcast with trainers Kat Camplin and Becca Hintz discussing...

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Debunking Dominance

The Dominance Fallacy and Our Obsession with Pack Leadership In a Facebook poll... I recently asked my Facebook followers to list their...

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Myth: All Dogs Learn Differently

Truth: Dogs all learn the same way. However, what they find reinforcing varies. How many times have you heard some variation of these...