Michael Baugh KPA-CTP CDBC CPDT-KSA Feeding our dogs from enrichment toys, toys that dispense food, can actually make them smarter. It definitely seems to make them happy. Puzzling out the food inspires activity and thought. A lot of trainers liken it to the skills a scavenging dog or a hunting dog would need in order to eat […]
Michael Baugh CDBC, CPDT-KSA What gets in the way of helping our dogs change their behavior? Of course we need to know how to train our dogs. We have to learn new skills. Our dogs do too. But that’s really not the big obstacle. Our dogs and we humans are actually good learners. What really […]
Michael Baugh KPA-CTP CPDT-KA CDBC Here is how one of my mentors used to put it. Some things trainers teach are simply their opinion. Others are the opinions shared among many trainers. Then there are the facts, verified, and peer-reviewed. The latter is what this article is about, the science of dog training. Here’s […]