What a stealer ! You can see a bill of 10 $ on the floor ; what do you do ? Do you look around ? Do you pick it up ? Do you leave it ? Do...

Capturing a behavior of your dog means marking it (= indicating the behavior is desired with a word like "yes" or a gesture like a thumbs...

For some time, I have seen this idea popping up here and there : when we use conditioning to train a dog, we are manipulating him ; which...

Personally, if your dog bites when petted, I may teach him signals that allow him to anticipate he will be petted for a given time. I...

The dog is a complex being, and although it has lived with humans for at least 15,000 years, it remains an enigma in many aspects. Since...

Some day, while working with a k9 student of mine and his owners, we came across another couple being advised for their dog by a man that...

Most of the time, I work with sensitive dogs, either for lack of socialization (or an inappropriate one), or following sometimes negative...

We gonna see two perceptions of mischief : the one according to the human beings, and, the one according to the dog . If I consider...

"I can't take it anymooore !" I work with humans whose dog suffers from anxiety, fears, and an inability to manage their emotions...

They are not pens, although in a sense they could have the same function: to approve or not a behavior, to value it or to refuse it. It...

« My dog matches with every dogs » « My dog can get along with every dogs » « My dog can handle every dogs » My dogness ! If you...

Beyond his appreciation of individuals, whatever species they are, beyond his adaptation to the rules of life in his environment, his...

I won't be able to tell you how long after I was born I could walk on my two legs, or speak with intelligible sounds, or defecate on a...

Because your dog answers your cue positively, he does feel good ? It is essential for me to observe the dogs’ body language. For lack of...

What is learning for ? “Learning is all the processes which cause an individual to adapt their behavior to environmental conditions”...

I would tend to classify canine education and dog behavior professionals into four categories: the aversive ones towards the dog, and...

Sometimes I'd like to finally suggest some armor on the dog's body, the prong collar the right way around (i.e. with the spikes facing...

When you are walking, if other humans wish to pass, and there is enough space, you keep walking. Still, if on the way or the sidewalk...

Let's start by being sure of what we are talking about. When a dog's behavior is reinforced, it is likely to happen more. What is...