Training – The Dog Standard

Unpacking the Implications: Long Term Kenneling and its Effects on Canine Behaviour

Dogs in kennels, especially those in rescue centres, can develop behavioural problems due to stress. These may include repetitive behaviours, aggression, and social issues. Enrichment like off-lead play, training, or fostering can help alleviate stress and improve behaviour.

How to Address the most Common Behavioural Problems in Dogs

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Training away a problem behaviour can be a long and tedious process that many owners feel they are not able to undertake. This is especially the case if the owner does not have a support network or assistance from the other member of the household.

Understanding the 4 Quadrants of Dog Training: What You Need to Know

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Dog training is an ever-evolving industry with new techniques and approaches being developed all the time but all of these methods employ at least one of these two methods – Operant or Classical conditioning. Classical conditioning is less commonly used in everyday pet dog training on purpose but can often be introduced accidentally. For example,ContinueContinue reading “Understanding the 4 Quadrants of Dog Training: What You Need to Know”