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Pack Walk In Prospect Park!
The Calm Energy crew had an amazing pack walk last week, through Prospect Park! Eight pooches joined the gang, led [...]
How To Get Your Dog To Leave The Dog Park
Recall: win-win-win. happy, positive treat/praise/rub, release/reward.practice in the park, around distractions! Better proofing, and more rewardeven add leashing and releasing.this [...]
Dog Trainer’s Party! (On Separation Anxiety)
I just got back from a dog trainer's party! Well, no balloons, cake, or cocktails, but still lots of fun. [...]
Dog Parks and Fenced Runs for Socializing Your Puppy
Is your dog "ready"?fearfear-aggressiondominanceprey drive, prey aggressionExercise for energy:Physical, mental, "social".
Old Schools Or New Tools?
This street art installation has absolutely nothing to do with dogs, or dog training. But I enjoyed seeing it. And [...]
Dog Science Comes To New York!
The Horowitz Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard is up and running, and they are looking for dog and owner participants!In [...]
Reward-Based Positive Reinforcement Dog Training
What's Right, And What's Wrong, With Reward-Based "Positive" Dog TrainingRight:dogs are motivated by reward, positive reinforcement.Who isn't?I say almost my [...]
"Will Sit For Food"
One of the easiest ways to train your dog is at feeding time. Yet I can't tell you how often [...]
Speech! (On Training)
Turtle kept stealing toys off the table. Over the weekend I had the opportunity to give a talk about dog [...]