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Problem Behaviours

Why Using Dog Park Time To Wear Out Hyperactive Dogs Isn't Always A Good Idea

Madeleine Ross, CPDT-KA, November 8 2018

“I couldn’t possibly stop taking my dog to the dog park every day, they’d be out of control!” The above is a common worry that trainers hear when we suggest to owners that their dog could benefit from a little less dog park time. Many owners of hyperactive and excitable dogs use the dog park to burn off their dog’s energy, so that the dog is more m...

Canine Behavioural Science

Canine Learning Theory & Why Dogs Jump

Madeleine Ross, CPDT-KA, November 8 2018

The first rule of dog training is that "all behaviour that gets reinforced, gets repeated." This means that when a dog gets something that they want out of a behaviour, they are more likely to try it again in the future. A common example of this is dogs that jump up onto people. If the jumping behaviour is repeating over and over again, then that m...