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All Positive Training is Wrong
This is an radio interview I did in London Ontario on CJBK 1290 offering a counter-perspective regarding all positive all the time dog training and equipment banning etc. Some of you may be aware of...
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Prague Ratter vs Manchester Terrier – Which is the Better Breed?
Prague Ratter vs Manchester Terrier We are looking to purchase perhaps a Prague Ratter or a Manchester Terrier a dog as our good friend and family member Max ( Border Collie) of 14 years passed on....
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Yorkie Aggression
My husband & I have a 6-year-old male Yorkie, we’ve had him since a puppy. He is very attached to me, very attached, and protective of me. We also had an English Bulldog up until she recently...
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Cane Corso Considered Aggressive and Unadoptable – Rescued by ‘Rescue’ and...
Cane Corso Considered Aggressive and Unadoptable Rescued by ‘Rescue’ and Rehomed I just adopted a one yr (approx.) male Cane Corso who was on the kill list at the shelter. He was considered aggressive...
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Breed Banning – Should Rottweilers, Not Just Pit Bulls Be Banned?
I recently read an article by Beth Clifton in Animals 24-7 titled “The Rottweilers In My Life” in which she reflects on her experiences with the four Rottweilers she has either owned or lived with and...
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Breathing and Breeding Problems
As many as a half of all short-nosed dogs such as pugs, French bulldogs and bulldogs experience breathing difficulties related to their facial structure. Science Daily Article Summary No simple way of...
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Canine Resource Guarding in a Nutshell
Resource guarding is how dog trainers often typically refer to aggressive behaviour by a dog when it is in possession of an item that the dog perceives as an especially valued item and displays...
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Breeders Vs Greeders VS Puppy Mills
If you are a veterinarian, vet tech, groomer, dog trainer, dog walker – anyone really that works with companion dogs you’ve often heard from clients that they got their dog from a good breeder. Someone...
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Dog Walking Courtesy
This story appeared on the CBC news website today and motivated me to write this post as I’ve been thinking about dogs in public in general. Here’s what prompted the story (a sign posted in a...
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My Recreational Dog Walking Days Are Over
I will no longer walk a dog down city streets (and advise my clients likewise) because the frequency of aggressive encounters (both on and off leash) in my city (London, Ontario) has grown too great....
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Would You Listen To A Companion Dog Behaviour Podcast?
If so, I would love to get your input. The purpose of this proposed dog behavior podcast is to provide dog lovers of all sorts of thoughtful information about companion dog behaviour. The content...
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Beware of Rescue Mills More Than Dogs
I just received a letter from an unfortunate 70-year-old man who was sold by a “rescue” an alleged Belgian Malinois with known aggression issues. We had talked last week about working together on those...
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Bichon House Soiling
I am at my wit’s end, love my 4-year-old Bichon so much but he pees and defecates at will. I always thought you had to catch them in the act, but lately, I have been scolding and punishing anyway and I...
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Patrolling Cane Corso
Thanks, in advance for taking the time to read this if you do get to it. I currently have a 14-month-old very large and beautiful brown male Corso pup. I call him a pup because I know until they are...
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Fur Baby and Pet Parents
This column is a response to a comment made on one of my other columns where I was taken to task for what was described as “The contempt you seemingly have for the “fur baby” type is offensive.” You...
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Name Calling and Shunning
I read a blog post today in which psychology professor Robert Sutton at Stanford University was quoted from his book as advocating shunning in an academic setting. The book “The Asshole Survival...
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Does Breed Matter?
Does breed matter? I think so and elaborated why on a dog training Facebook group recently. I had posted some images on a dog training group of a dog I was booked to go see. The owners had been told...
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Things to Know About Owning Guarding/Aggression (By Design) While They Are...
The Cuteness Trap Specially Recommended for These Readers: Breeders of Guarding/Aggression (By Design) Breeds (as a resource for puppy inquiries and buyers) People Interested in Owning...
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Peeing Labrador Retriever
Hi, I have a 12-week old labrador retriever. I got her a few days ago, and she was peeing perfectly fine a few accidents (on our part) but she has great! But today, she won’t stop peeing. At first, I...
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Donating To A Rescue? BE VERY CAREFUL
I just read an article about an animal rescue that is including in its mandate the promotion of veganism that reminded me how important it is to be very careful when donating to a rescue. From what I...
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