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The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Sugar

The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Sugar

Running With Your Dog
Lies we tell ourselves about sugar Eating sugar will make me feel better This is the last time I'm going...
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Moving The Dopamine! Running Can Positively Change Your Brain.

Moving The Dopamine! Running Can Positively Change Your Brain.

Running With Your Dog
Moving The Dopamine! Running Can Positively Change Your Brain. Did you know that pleasure and pain are co-located? Well according...
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Make It Your Own Whether You Choose To Walk or Run

Make It Your Own Whether You Choose To Walk or Run

Running With Your Dog
Body movement is essential to our well-being, and getting a movement program going often comes down to choosing which one...
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Slithery Snakes and Other Scary Things!

Slithery Snakes and Other Scary Things!

Running With Your Dog
It's that time of year when we see many snakes and lizards warming themselves along our running pathways. Having lived...
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Ethics in the Pet Industry

Ethics in the Pet Industry

Dog Trainers Industry Oversight Ponderings
Just a Few Ramblings  Regarding  Ethics In The Pet Industry An excerpt from Pet Training and Behavior Consulting: A Model for Raising...
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Slick, Misleading, and Fraudulent Training Labels

Slick, Misleading, and Fraudulent Training Labels

Mentoring
Misleading Terminology Dog trainers who use punishment-based approaches and equipment designed to work by causing fear and/or pain commonly market...
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Pet Professionals and Cruelty – Important Questions

Pet Professionals and Cruelty – Important Questions

Dog Trainers Industry Oversight
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Don’t Be Pushed Off Your Advocacy Game

Don’t Be Pushed Off Your Advocacy Game

Dog Trainers Industry Oversight
The action of advocacy is woven into the very fabric of our society. Any issue will likely be advocated for...
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Why Not Debate Somebody in Real-Time?

Why Not Debate Somebody in Real-Time?

Industry Oversight
I have been asked several times recently why I will not or have not gone on to a podcast or...
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Self-Control is a Limited Resource – Don’t waste it!

Self-Control is a Limited Resource – Don’t waste it!

Ponderings
Procrastination doesn’t just dampen our moods. It also takes a toll on our executive function. Moreover, the habit of procrastination...
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Would You Invite Your Best Friend To a Restaurant With Cusine They Don’t Like?

Would You Invite Your Best Friend To a Restaurant With Cusine They Don’t Like?

Pet Owners Ponderings
Doogie and I walk together every day and run every other day. Doogie only ever runs 6 miles on roads,...
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Tips On Building a Small Business Referral List

Tips On Building a Small Business Referral List

Grow your business
by Niki Tudge The lack of marketing strategy is where most businesses fail.  Unfortunately, both extremes can fail, either ignoring...
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Dogs Are Always Food Motivated – They Need It for Survival

Dogs Are Always Food Motivated – They Need It for Survival

Dog Trainers Pet Owners
Once you have ruled out any possible health concerns, you need to ask some questions that will help establish the...
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You CAN’T Reinforce Fear, But You CAN Help Take It Away.

You CAN’T Reinforce Fear, But You CAN Help Take It Away.

Dog Trainers Pet Owners
Is your dog afraid of thunder and lightning? I have heard and seen people advising pet guardians to ignore their...
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3 Things To Understand About How Dogs Keep Cool!

3 Things To Understand About How Dogs Keep Cool!

Dog Trainers Pet Owners
3 Things To Understand About How Dogs Keep Cool! Your dog has three ways to help keep cool in hot...
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Enrichment for Captive and Domesticated Pets

Enrichment for Captive and Domesticated Pets

Dog Trainers Pet Owners
Animals that are held by, or fully under the control of, humans, meaning they are prevented from escaping, are said...
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Using Pet Enrichment For Hot Weather Periods

Mentoring
Enrichment is really important for our pets but really comes into its own when you cannot physically exercise your pet...
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The Rules To Approaching a Known Dog!

The Rules To Approaching a Known Dog!

Pet Owners
Is It Safe to Approach a Known Dog? You may assume that it is safe in certain contexts to approach...
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What is Punishment in Dog Training & Why It’s Not The Best Option To Teaching Your Dog!

What is Punishment in Dog Training & Why It’s Not The Best Option To Teaching Your Dog!

Dog Trainers Pet Owners
Punishment with regard to dogs and dog training is anything that is intended to reduce an undesirable behavior. Shouting, hitting...
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Would You Invite Your Best Friend To a Restaurant With Cusine They Don’t Like?

Would You Invite Your Best Friend To a Restaurant With Cusine They Don’t Like?

Running With Your Dog
Doogie and I walk together every day and run every other day. Doogie only ever runs 6 miles on roads,...
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How is Your Email Etiquette?

How is Your Email Etiquette?

Grow your business
Receiving and responding to email is a large part of a business owners’ role. Even though we are Dog Trainers,...
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The Power of Public Relations

The Power of Public Relations

Mentoring
The Power of Public Relations and  The Difference Between and The Individual Value of News Releases, Editorials and Advertorials It...
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The Skill of Asking Good Questions!

The Skill of Asking Good Questions!

Dog Trainers
Open, Closed, Probing, Clarity & Relevance?  The Skill of Asking Good Questions! Good questioning skills are a building block of...
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Microaggressions for Identification and Educational Purposes!

Microaggressions for Identification and Educational Purposes!

Mentoring
The Topic of Microaggressions for Identification and Educational Purposes! Introduction To some degree we are all products of cultural conditioning...
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TYPE – DELETE – RESET

TYPE – DELETE – RESET

Mentoring
TYPE – DELETE – RESET. MANAGE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY. YOUR FRIENDSHIPS, BUSINESS AND MENTAL HEALTH DESERVE IT! I spend...
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The Training Environment & Does The Concept of Group Training Fall Flat?

The Training Environment & Does The Concept of Group Training Fall Flat?

Mentoring
Ramblings from Niki Tudge Any training environment has the potential to exert pressure on students, and this can also manifest...
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Dear Veterinarians Please Be Careful Who You Refer Your Clients Too

Dear Veterinarians Please Be Careful Who You Refer Your Clients Too

Industry Oversight
 Written by Niki Tudge Dear Veterinarian,   There are numerous professional organizations that offer membership and credentials in the field...
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DogNostics Education Joins Pet Industry Advocacy International.  

DogNostics Education Joins Pet Industry Advocacy International.  

Grow your business Industry Oversight
DogNostics Education Announces Membership with Pet Industry Advocacy International.   See full release here  DogNostics is proud to join a...
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Fostering is Good For the Soul

Fostering is Good For the Soul

Pet Owners
There are so many benefits to fostering a pet and not just for the pet but also for the rescue...
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Get Coaching Now! What is On Task Skill Coaching?

Get Coaching Now! What is On Task Skill Coaching?

Ponderings
As pet industry professionals, we need to ask ourselves if we can relate to one or more of the following...
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Running With Your Bestie!

Running With Your Bestie!

Pet Owners
The first time I ran with my dog, Dobie, in 2000, I envisioned the perfect excursion. I had been a...
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Twenty Tips to Help You Take the Strain Out of the Leash!

Twenty Tips to Help You Take the Strain Out of the Leash!

Pet Owners
Do you have a dog that pulls you along like a steam train pulling freight? If so, walks are probably...
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Does Matching Law Affect How We Train Skills?

Does Matching Law Affect How We Train Skills?

Dog Trainers
Much of what we do in everyday life is all about choices. At any given moment we can work, or...
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The Proper use of Food In Dog Training!

The Proper use of Food In Dog Training!

Mentoring
Why should I use food when training my dog?  Surely if I ask my dog to do something he should...
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The Top Ten Most Important Dog Training Knowledge Concepts for Pet Owners to Understand

The Top Ten Most Important Dog Training Knowledge Concepts for Pet Owners to Understand

Grow your business
  As professional dog trainers and behavior consultants, we know that training your dog requires a combination of knowledge and...
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Help Keep Rover Safe – Food That May be Toxic to Pets

Help Keep Rover Safe – Food That May be Toxic to Pets

Pet Owners
Knowing what is safe and unsafe for a pet to eat can be a complicated topic as while one dog...
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The Value of Respect – A New DogNostics Podcast

The Value of Respect – A New DogNostics Podcast

Podcast
DogNostics Podcast - Respect! Everyday respect plays a meaningful part of our lives and can be seen and expressed in...
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DogNostics Top 10 Tips For Keeping Pets Safe This Holiday Season

DogNostics Top 10 Tips For Keeping Pets Safe This Holiday Season

Pet Owners
Endeavor to maintain your pet’s normal routine. Walks, training, mental and physical enrichment, interactive feeding toys, chews, training & bedtime...
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Teach – Educate – Empower … Rather than!

Teach – Educate – Empower … Rather than!

Industry Oversight
Rather than put all the responsibility for the dog’s behavior on the dog, take it upon yourself to teach him...
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Occupational Licensing – The Pet Industry. It’s Not Always Get What You Want!

Occupational Licensing – The Pet Industry. It’s Not Always Get What You Want!

Industry Oversight
In the United States, more than one-quarter, or 25-30% of workers, are now required to hold a license to perform...
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Ethics in Pet Training and Behavior Consulting – An Important Discussion about Licensing Must Discuss Professional Ethics!

Ethics in Pet Training and Behavior Consulting – An Important Discussion about Licensing Must Discuss Professional Ethics!

Industry Oversight
Chapter Eight Pet Training and Behavior Consulting – A Model for Raising the Bar to Protect Professionals, Pets and their...
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Distress and Fear In Animals! You Cannot Train Out Fear!

Distress and Fear In Animals! You Cannot Train Out Fear!

Ponderings
Temple Grandin and Mark Deesing's paper, "Distress in Animals: Is it Fear, Pain or Physical Stress?", reviews the most current...
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Defining Dominance Theory

Defining Dominance Theory

Ponderings
According to DogNostics Career Center (2018), dominance theory is used within the same species to predict the winner of a...
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​The Five Freedoms or Should I Say Several Ponderings!

​The Five Freedoms or Should I Say Several Ponderings!

Mentoring
In the past, the concept of the Five Freedoms has been considered the gold standard of animal welfare that falls...
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Stress Busting Tips for Humans and Pets!

Stress Busting Tips for Humans and Pets!

Pet Owners
What is Stress? "Any intrinsic or extrinsic stimulus that evokes a biological response is known as stress" - Yaribeygi, H.,...
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The Lost Art of Disagreeing without Being Disagreeable – An Urgent Need!

The Lost Art of Disagreeing without Being Disagreeable – An Urgent Need!

Ponderings
The Lost Art of Disagreeing without Being Disagreeable:  An Urgent Need for a Return to Civility! This article was written...
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​Scientific Method – What is it and how can or should trainers be using it?

​Scientific Method – What is it and how can or should trainers be using it?

Dog Trainers
Scientific Method! The scientific method is a process by which we systematically advance our understanding of the world. True scientists...
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Professional Competency, Transparency and Accountability. Have You Got What It Takes?

Professional Competency, Transparency and Accountability. Have You Got What It Takes?

Grow your business
There is much chatter within the pet industry about transparency, competency and accountability amongst professionals. Let’s take a look at...
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POSITIVE SOCIALIZATION – What it is and What it isn’t!

POSITIVE SOCIALIZATION – What it is and What it isn’t!

Dog Trainers
By Louise Stappleton-Frappell A short excerpt from DogNostics' Pet Dog Solutions online Program - Your Guide to Positive Socialization What is...
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​Are You Guilty of Uncivil and Destructive Workplace Behavior?

​Are You Guilty of Uncivil and Destructive Workplace Behavior?

Mentoring
Are You Guilty of Uncivil and Destructive Workplace Behavior? Do you embark on private discussions with a co-worker where the...
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40 Years Young or Older – We Need to Support Our Bone Density!

40 Years Young or Older – We Need to Support Our Bone Density!

Mentoring
40 Years Young or Older - We Need to Support Our Bone Density! Even after humans stop growing through automated...
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