Category Training

How Life with Kody has Changed

Matt
Tuesday, September 7th 2010 12:12am
When I first started this blog I talked a lot about training methods and how much Cesar Millan sucked. But I’m lucky because now there are lots of other people to do that for me who know much more about both topics. Cesar Millan is suffering quite a lot of very scientific criticism and probably [...]
Oh my gosh, this is a great article. I highly recommend reading it. The rest of the article is an interview with Jennifer. There can be no doubt Jennifer Arnold knows her stuff when it comes to training dogs. As the founder and CEO of Canine Assistants, Inc. in Milton, Arnold and her staff have [...]

Doggy Manners

Matt
Thursday, August 12th 2010 11:32am
This is a great overview of positive training techniques. I love how positive training is really catching on and now it seems like everyone is talking about it. There’s a great video along with this article showing regular owners with their dogs. But it’s not because it’s just popular, it’s because it works and os [...]

Video: Students learn dog-training skills

Matt
Thursday, August 12th 2010 6:21am
I love this story. These kids learn how to train shelter dogs so they are more adoptable. The dogs win, the kids win, and future dogs win because these kids will know what to do if they ever get a dog of their own. It’s actually kind of hard seeing these dogs so happy with [...]

Fenuxe Interview: Victoria Stilwell

Matt
Thursday, August 12th 2010 12:43am
An interview with Victoria Stilwell is always a good thing! I didn’t realize she had moved to Atlanta, but I guess it makes sense with her popularity that she would move to the United States. Fenuxe Interview: Victoria Stilwell

Is it really cruel to perform an ‘alpha roll’ on your dog?

Matt
Wednesday, August 11th 2010 6:46am
Very down to Earth article on the topic. Talks about how one of the benefits of pack theory for many people has been in learning to be more consistent with their dogs. However, the alpha roll itself is probably not so great. Is it really cruel to perform an ‘alpha roll’ on your dog?