The Importance of Your Mental Framework – For Dog Trainers and Owners
Posted on September 21st, 2017 by FetchMasters
I think most experienced dog trainers will comprehend the importance of approaching dog training with a correct mindset, even if some of the ways I define “mental framework” provide additional food for […]
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Dog Training Should Solve Problems, Not Suppress Symptoms
Posted on September 12th, 2017 by FetchMasters
There is a dog training equivalent to that old saying: You can’t see the forest through the trees. The saying points to a state of mind in which people cannot […]
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Dog Obedience Training Is Not “Tricks”
Posted on May 24th, 2017 by FetchMasters
I recently had a phone conversation with a potential client, who said her dog already knew “all those tricks like sit and down.” She went on to explain she just […]
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Why Does My Dog Chew, Jump, Bite, Bark and Whine?
Posted on October 26th, 2012 by FetchMasters
As is my custom, when I find myself teaching clients a particular lesson over and over, I immortalize the lesson in writing. So, here goes … Pretty much every dog […]
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Some Thoughts on Dog Behavior: Is your dog dumb, defiant or stressed?
Posted on September 28th, 2012 by FetchMasters
As with humans, dog behavior can be heavily influenced by stress. And understanding how to identify your dog’s stress, as well as how to help your dog through it, is […]
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Dog Training Tips for the Impatient Owner
Posted on June 16th, 2012 by FetchMasters
Here is a list of dog training tips I catch myself repeating often enough that I thought they were worth memorializing. Most of them are geared towards teaching dog owners […]
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To Chase Cats, or Not To Chase Cats: THAT is the Question.
Posted on May 13th, 2012 by FetchMasters
This article is not about training your dog to stop chasing your cat (although that may be the topic of a future article). It is about whether you really want […]
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Training Your Dog To Be More Enthusiastic
Posted on March 12th, 2012 by FetchMasters
Some dogs seem to have an endless supply of enthusiasm for particular activities. They may play fetch until your shoulder is out of joint or play tug until you have […]
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