by Bob | Oct 17, 2023 | Better Behavior, Dog Walking, The Two Feet Forward Blog |
By Pat Blocker, Colorado Dog Walking Academy Instructor and Owner of Peaceful Paws A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron. – Horace Mann There is no greater satisfaction than loving what you...
by Bob | Oct 17, 2023 | Better Behavior, Dog Walking, The Two Feet Forward Blog |
By Pat Blocker, Colorado Dog Walking Academy Instructor and Owner of Peaceful Paws It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn’t catch the remark because I wasn’t paying attention. –E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web “There’s an app for that.” It...
by Bob | Oct 17, 2023 | Better Behavior, Dog Walking |
We know that reinforcing dog behavior we like is key to seeing more of it. Unfortunately, simply ignoring behavior we don’t care for isn’t always enough to make it go away, particularly when the target behavior is self-reinforcing. A dog doesn’t need a cookie from us...
by Bob | Oct 17, 2023 | Better Behavior, Dog Walking, The Two Feet Forward Blog |
By Erin Moore, Vancouver BC Canada Dog Walking Academy Instructor and Owner of Pawsitive Connection Dog Training Boone sneezes on cue. It’s adorable. It’s funny. It’s fun. It’s mostly useless, but it’s an amazing party trick. People are...
by Veronica | Oct 17, 2023 | Better Behavior, Dog Walking
Adapted from The Business of Dog Walking book by Veronica Boutelle Like any organism—humans included—dogs are motivated to do what works for them, and to avoid what doesn’t. (This is operant conditioning, or learning by cause and effect.) Also like humans, dogs are...
by Tia | Jan 27, 2020 | Better Behavior, Dog Walking
Which dogs you walk can be the difference between a lovely, relaxing evening reflecting on your good fortune to have the best job in the world, or a jittery one contemplating a prescription for Xanax. The more carefully you choose the dogs you walk, the easier and...
