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Calling All Cookie Monsters and Treat Whores

by Elizabeth Deitz on 08. Jul, 2011 in Dog Tips, Dog Training

“Me want Cookie! Me eat Cookie! Om nom nom nom. …Me want Cookie. Me eat Cookie” etc. Does this sound like your dog? Or does Fido fail to put out unless you show ‘em the money? In response to a post I wrote last week, Cyndi wrote “Great article! What about phasing off treats completely? At [...]

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Top Five Reasons You Can’t Train Your Dog

by Elizabeth Deitz on 01. Jun, 2010 in Dog Tips, Dog Training

It is not always the case, but often our dog’s failures are really our own misunderstanding of how they learn. Look closely at what you are doing. Generally, it is not that our dog’s aren’t learning. They are just not learning what we intended to teach them. The five top reasons are: 1. You don’t [...]

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