There are two main philosophies when it comes to dog training. One (often considered ‘old school’) is compulsion training. This is a style of training that uses tools such as choke chains, prong collars, or electronic training collars to correct the dog whenever they do the wrong thing. The other philosophy is cooperative training. This...
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Copied from The Academy of Pet Carers In the force free training world (aka positive reinforcement), we try to minimize the amount of stress our pets experience during training. But in order to answer how much stress is too much stress, we must first understand a little bit more about “stress.” Types of Stress...
It is well understood in the cat world, that cats have a need to hunt and that satisfying this need leads to happier and healthy cats. If your cat isn’t eating very well, one way of stimulating their appetite is to play with a toy at the end of a stick and simulate the stalking,...
Despite being known generally as aloof and unfeeling, domestic cats are loving, playful and sensitive creatures that do their best to hide stress often to their own detriment. Chronic stress in cats can result in gastrointestinal issues, skin problems, over-grooming, fur loss, fighting in multi-cat households and more. However, as is true for most animals,...
Why Luring is Potentially Better Than Free Shaping for Your Easily Frustrated Dog Quoted Post by Chris Jackman of Enrichmutt I often see people say “free shaping” is the best method for teaching behaviours and that luring is inferior. Well for me it depends on the handler and dog, below I’ll discuss my thoughts...
An anonymous account of the damage so-called ‘balanced’ trainers cause brought to you by Alicia’s House of Paws… In March 2018, we adopted a gorgeous eight-month old rescue dog who, at best guess, is a lab/collie cross. We called her Daisy. She was a skinny, nervous little thing who had been found on...
My girl was spayed yesterday and as we live in a first floor flat, had to be carried upstairs. Thank goodness she didn’t need a toilet break during the night! Nova is already crate trained so she was popped into her crate with her dinner and I settled into my bed next to her....
I have seen so many dogs rolling on their back right in front of another dogs face, looking like they are begging the other dog for a belly rub and the owners roll their eyes and say ‘oh isn’t he daft!’, while the other dog looks away and generally looks baffled. The other dog...
Puppy biting can be so difficult to deal with without getting angry and frustrated and it can be so sore! Some pups are fairly gentle and it’s only an annoyance and is more accurately described as mouthing, while others are indeed, biting! Whilst we know that this biting phase is likely to end in...
I have learnt a lot about Nova in the first 24 hours after bringing her home; she is great at playing tug ‘o’ war; she likes to dig in the water bowl; she is excited by movement – walking gets my feet attacked!; she is very good at being calm when needed; and yet has...
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