Don’t Jump to Conclusions About Puppies!
In our tip on the importance of understanding your dog’s behavior, you heard one example of how arriving at the wrong conclusion of the WHY of behavior can lead to taking the wrong actions.
In this tip, you’ll hear about another example of how jumping to the wrong conclusion about behavior could have cost this puppy her happy home. Hear the story of Pi and how her owners almost assumed the worst about why this little puppy lost her cool one evening.
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Do You Really Know WHY Your Dog Behaves as he Does?
Understanding the WHY of your dog’s behavior is critical to changing it – whether you want it to happen more or less often.
Suppose your dog is soiling in the house. Is he urine-marking? Does he have a bladder infection? Is he afraid to go outside? Has he learned to prefer the carpet over grass?
What steps you take to stop him from soiling will depend on why he’s doing it. Learn more about analysing behavior – and how you can get better at it – in this 10th tip.
Want to really get good at understanding your Fido? You need our Understanding Fido’ s Behavior 4-CD program with notes!
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Will Ignoring Behavior Make it Stop?
The focus on more “positive” training methods in the last few years or so has been a good change for both dogs and their owners. “Corrections” are much over-rated and can never teach what you want your dog to do.
However, the other side of the “positive” coin is that if one ignores unwanted behavior it will disappear. Is this true or not?
Find out the answer in this 9th behavior tip about how best to stop unwanted behavior.
Then get the detailed information you need to use with your dog in our How Fido Learns Best 4 CD program
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Puppy Class is NOT Enough Socialization
If you’ve taken your dog to a puppy class you got your Fido started off on the right paw. But puppy classes alone are not enough.
While socialization occurs easiest during puppy hood, it really is a life long process. What do you need to do to ensure that your dog remains friendly with both other dogs and people after puppy class is over.
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What Motivates Your Dog?
Have you ever heard that some dogs have “high prey drive” and that’s what causes them to chase balls or attack cats? Maybe you think this is true of your Fido.
Think again. Do you know what a “drive” is? Can you put your hands on it? Can you identify where it resides in your dog?
The answer is No, because so-called “drives” have to do with what motivates your dog to behave in certain ways. Learn more from this 7th audio tip about how to make use of what behavior scientists have to say about “drives” that will help you get your dog to do what your want.
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