Canine Nation
Discussions on a modern approach to understanding and living with our dogs.
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The Lighter Side of Dogs and Positive Training
While debates rage on whether or not using positive training ...
While debates rage on whether or not using positive training with your dog is a good idea or not, those of us who use it every day are enjoying what it brings to our lives. Many of our dogs have developed very clever and creative ways to get our atten...
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The Tyranny of Small Dogs
Could it be that there is a Tyranny of Small ...
Could it be that there is a Tyranny of Small Dogs? Tyranny not because the dogs themselves are doing anything wrong. Quite the opposite; small dogs seem to have a tremendous capacity to lull us humans into thinking that we don’t have to work with the...
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The Quest for the Magical Dog
Our culture is full of images of courageous, loyal, smart, ...
Our culture is full of images of courageous, loyal, smart, and lovable dogs. Many of those dogs are just fictional ideals, the sort of perfect dog we all wish we could have. Perhaps our idealism goes even further than that if we also attribute the be...
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Dog Training and Distracting Rewards
I used to think that people should use whatever their ...
I used to think that people should use whatever their dog is wild about as a reinforcer in training. I'm not so sure about that now. It's easy to think that because it's motivating, it's the best reward ever. Sometimes, it can be TOO stimulating!
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Dear Dog – Please Excuse My Miscues
Cues or Commands are the signals we give to our ...
Cues or Commands are the signals we give to our dogs when we want them to perform a behaviour for us. How we teach them and how we use them will have a great influence on whether our dog understands and does what we ask.
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Outwitting Dogs – A Rant
How can dogs be stupid and smart at the same ...
How can dogs be stupid and smart at the same time? How can they have less intelligence than humans and still control our households? For all our intelligence, we humans certainly find our reasons to claim to be both inferior and superior to our canine ...
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Dumbing Down Dog Training
Owning a dog is wonderful and rewarding but it is ...
Owning a dog is wonderful and rewarding but it is also a big responsibility. Training and management are not simple tasks as some would have us believe. But with the right teachers, it isn't all that difficult to learn to do it well.
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie But Tell Them The Truth
Ever stick your hand in your empty pocket as if ...
Ever stick your hand in your empty pocket as if you had a cookie in hopes your dog would run over to you? Have you ever taken a menacing step toward your dog in hopes they would sit more quickly? Both of these clever tricks really amount to lies you te...
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Teaching A Dog Is A Question Of Balance
There is a lot of talk about "balance" in dog ...
There is a lot of talk about "balance" in dog training these days. But balance might not be as easy as just mixing equal parts of rewards and punishment. A lesson from high school science class shows that equal numbers do not mean equal value.
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Getting The Dog You Deserve
Audio edition of the article Getting The Dog You Deserve ...
Audio edition of the article Getting The Dog You Deserve from the Life As A Human online magazine website. You can visit Life as a Human to find this and other articles. - Dogs are, in many ways, a reflection of their owner.
