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Playing Well With Others
In my work, both as a dog walker and a trainer, I am constantly dealing with older dogs who don’t know how to play appropriately with other dogs. These dogs may not have had the opportunity to so...
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On Leash Greetings
In my work, I get to watch a lot of people and dogs meet and greet. One of the things that I regularly see that makes me uncomfortable are dogs greeting each other on leash. The reason for my di...
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Premack Principle or Eat Your Vegetables Before You Get Your Dessert
I have talked again and again about rewards and motivation. I can’t say it often enough; if you don’t have motivation, no learning will take place. I am a huge fan of food rewards but there are ...
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Try and Try Again
Try and try again In last week’s blog I talked about inadvertently rewarding problem behaviors. I have also discussed on many occasions how these same behaviors could be extinguished if you were c...
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Becoming Conscious
In my class last night, I got to thinking about how easily it is to reinforce unwanted behavior. In my classes, I have tethers set up so that owners can listen and watch without having to struggle...
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Training Tails
Questions about training? Ask Elsa! Elsa Larsen is a trainer that works in the Portland area. She is a certified pet dog trainer with over 10 years experience. Read her weekly training blog, and please comment and ask your questions.

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