Michael Baugh CDBC Coming-When-Called (verb) In response to a cue, the dog quickly decreases the distance from where they are to where you are, usually in a straight line, ending in front of you. Reinforce this behavior every time it occurs. Avoid asking for additional behavior, such as a sit, before reinforcing. Reward the come […]
Michael Baugh CDBC There was a time when a television personality popularized the idea of “energy” in dog training. Dominance energy. Pack leader energy. Alpha energy. It made for interesting television. He became a star. Too many dogs paid the price. Those ideas about energy often translated into kicks, hard leash yanks, intimidation, and electric […]
Michael Baugh CDBC Sixty crept up on me. I’m not saying forty feels like yesterday, but it certainly doesn’t feel like three dogs ago (Stella and Stewie were concurrent). We are getting older, have been since the day we were born. The choices we make about living with dogs need to be different from the […]