Recent Posts Tagged With 'aggression'

• Gotta’ Love The Dog Park!

  Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 17:52 in dog training, dog park, aggression, dog psychology, behavioral modification, palm springs dog park

  When at a dog park, it’s not the dogs I am concerned about!  It’s their humans.  Dogs are excellent at being dogs.  Take them to a dog park without them responding to you, and you will really get to witness dogs in action.  They aren&...

• Is Your Dog A Picky Eater?

  Posted on Sunday September 27th, 2009 at 22:00 in dog food, aggression, dog psychology, behavioral modification

  I have heard from numerous clients that their dog is a picky eater. They either say that or, “he doesn’t eat very much.” Typically, I suggest moistening the food with a little water and perhaps adding a few snippets of something a l...

• Red Zone Dogs

  Posted on Friday August 28th, 2009 at 10:43 in dog training, aggression, pit bull, dominant dog, dog psychology, behavioral modification, discussion tab, doggie rehab

  I have been contacted by more and more people concerned their dog is aggressive.  They may even state they have a “red zone dog.”  Here’s an article I wrote on this subject.  Please contact me if you have any questions or concern...

• What Dog Training Method is Best?

  Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 09:19 in dog training, aggression, dog psychology, behavioral modification

  When you are looking for a dog trainer or behaviorist, you are most likely interested in the end result.  Let’s face it - training is training.  Sit is sit, stay is stay regardless of the method used.  I think it is important to give thought...

• HSUS Largest Dogfighting Raid

  Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 17:10 in aggression, pit bull, dogfighting, behavioral modification, discussion tab, doggie rehab

  The Humane Society of the United States does it again - this time it’s huge!  They conducted the largest dog dogfighting raid ever resulting in the saving of 450 lives!   Here’s the link - donate if you can. Eight-State Dogfighting Raid...

• Can a Little Dog be Alpha?

  Posted on Thursday May 7th, 2009 at 23:23 in dog training, aggression, dog toys, dog psychology, behavioral modification

  Does breed or size matter in the realm of a dog’s position in the pack?  What if dog’s knew the stories that are perpetuated about their breed?  What if being big and muscular automatically made you alpha dog? Observing dogs as they liv...

• “Good Enough” Dog Training

  Posted on Friday April 24th, 2009 at 16:53 in dog training, aggression, dog psychology, behavioral modification

  After training your dog and working on behavior modification, do you find yourself saying, “well, that’s good enough for me.”  The question needs to be, is that good enough for the dog? Too often, we spend our dollars on training a...

• Dogs and Food Aggression

  Posted on Wednesday March 4th, 2009 at 08:58 in dog training, dog food, aggression, dog psychology, behavioral modification

  When asking clients if their dog has food aggression, I may get a response similar to, “no, they growl if we or the other dog gets near the food bowl, but that’s normal.” Let me share something - it may be considered normal when di...