A break in the seriousness–a silly trick

Let’s take a break from all the talk of punishment and of dog bite prevention to smile at my ridiculous dogs doing ridiculous things. I did a shaping lesson with Shayne about a week ago and she offered this really cute foot stamping behavior because she was...

Ineffective Punishment pt3

Let’s keep looking at the mistakes people make when they try to utilize punishment. Punishment does not teach behavior Punishment alone does not build behaviors or teach dogs what TO do. The ONLY thing punishment does is teach a dog what is wrong. So...