Canine Training & Behaviour Advice from Al Rankin BSc (Hons) CDBC
Dogs pulling on the lead is one of the most common behaviour issues that people contact me about. Whilst pulling for a number of these dogs is influenced by fear of traffic, people, other dogs or the environment and will require specific behaviour modification, for most it is simply a learned behaviour – dog pulls,Read more about Loose lead walking – are you getting the criteria right?[…]
300 Peck is a cool training method that makes increasing the duration or criteria of a behaviour easier for both the learner and the trainer; it’s systematic whilst maintaining an effective rate of reinforcement. When we are training animals most of us find it hard to increase the difficulty level gradually without making it tooRead more about How Pigeons Are Helping Dogs Walk Nicely – 300 Peck[…]
What a fantastic day of 121 training yesterday, although getting around the place in the icy conditions was a little scary at times! It was well worth it though to spend time with so many dedicated owners and their best friends. It’s wonderful to see the progress they make week on week and even moreRead more about Reinforce nothing – the art of increasing calm![…]
Does your dog jump up on you? It is important to understand why dogs jump up so that you can start to understand why many of the common techniques don’t seem to work. Dogs just love to be close to their owners; often as pups, they learn that jumping up is good fun, because it allows them toRead more about Does your dog jump up on you?[…]