Never Shock a Puppy, our campaign to raise awareness about non-aversive training methods, is mentioned in USA Today together with the No Choke Challenge.
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Never Shock a Puppy
Debbie Jacobs describes how to deal with fearful dogs in her book, Guide to Living With & Training a Fearful Dog. Read our review of Debbie’s book.
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Positive dog training is an effective and safe method of teaching any dog but many myths and misconceptions exist about the methods and techniques.
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The bite of a rattlesnake or other other venomous snake can be fatal for your dog. But what is the best way to avoid snake bites?
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Anxiety-relieving medications, coupled with behavior modification techniques, can be an effective tool for retraining dogs that are aggressive, reactive or fearful. However, they are not right for all dogs.
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One of the most important things you can teach your dog is to come when called. There are many reasons to teach your dog this command, but the most important reason is that it enables you to call your dog away from a potentially dangerous situation. You should be able to ask your dog to come when called even when there are distractions around him.
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Using positive training techniques, dogs and puppies can be taught to walk properly on a leash very easily. The use of choke collars and prong or pinch collars is not needed and there is no need to hurt your dog or puppy in order to teach them this behavior.
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There are many reasons a dog owner may consider using a choke, pinch/prong or shock collar. However, these training devices are not without risk.
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The Pet Health Care Gazette is pleased to announce that we are part of the Never Shock a Puppy coalition and will be participating fully in the Never Shock a Puppy campaign as it rolls out, beginning on September 1, 2010. The Never Shock a Puppy Campaign For our readers, the Never Shock a Puppy [...]
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