by suzanne.dubnicka | Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
So, I’m just going to say it: “puppy socialization” is a horrible term. Either you know what dog trainers actually mean when they say this or you THINK you know what they mean but you really don’t. If you’re in that second group, I...
by suzanne.dubnicka | Aug 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
A quick blog post on dog training as a general concept. It might have been motivated by a question that makes me grit my teeth: Is your dog trained? But that leads to another question: What is dog training? Is your dog trained? Have you ever gotten that question? How...
by suzanne.dubnicka | Mar 4, 2019 | Positive Reinforcement
Pros and Cons of Intermittent Reinforcement Schedules Why does my dog counter-surf? Will my dog ever stop jumping on me when I come home? And does my dog always have to jump on strangers at the park? Why does my dog pull on the leash? And why does she continue to do...
by suzanne.dubnicka | Feb 12, 2019 | Positive Reinforcement
“I use positive reinforcement. Therefore, River consents every time we work. Every. Single. Time.” That was my comment to a friend’s Facebook post. It doesn’t particularly matter what the original post was about. My response, however, is about...