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Tag Archives: reward
Stubborn Dog? Dogged Dog?
A recent exchange on Facebook got me thinking. It was in response to this picture. This was how the posts started: First response: ‘Total rubbish, if a dog is intelligent enough to know what you ask of it, it has … Continue reading
Working Wage for Dogs?
Some people are reluctant to give their dogs rewards whilst feeding them all sort of rubbish for doing nothing. Some believe dogs should have nothing besides their meals – and always in bowls. Some lavish food on their dogs all the … Continue reading
Posted in behaviour, Training
Tagged bribery, food, lure, payment, positive reinforcement, reinforcement, reward, treat
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You Scratch My Back and I’ll Scratch Yours
An exchange today on Facebook about a dog that wouldn’t come back when called got me thinking. Not coming when called is not usually only about ‘training’ as such. Boris knows very well what ‘Come’ means but chooses to do something else … Continue reading
Posted in behaviour, PAWS for Thought, Training
Tagged coming when called, recall, relevance, reward
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Food For Thought
Do some people see removing their dog’s ‘running buffet’ as a form of cruelty, I wonder? The dog may not now like having fixed times when he can eat and his humans may like it even less. But it can be a necessary evil. There … Continue reading
Posted in behaviour
Tagged behaviour, counter conditioning, desensitisation, dog food, feeding dog, food, food hangups, hungry dog, reward, running buffet, training
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Remote Control for Dogs
Now that would be a money-making invention! I have a bee in my bonnet about dogs coming when called. My own dogs aren’t particularly ‘well-trained’ in terms of tricks and cues, but coming to me when I want them and coming away from … Continue reading
Posted in behaviour, Training
Tagged come when called, coming when called, motivate, motivation, recall, remote control, reward
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Treats or Bingos?
Traditionally, titbits given to dogs outside their regular meals are labelled ‘treats’. Pet shops sell ‘treats’ and we traditionally refer to any food the dog gets by hand for doing nothing as a ‘treat’. I feel this ‘treat’ word gets in the way of converting those … Continue reading
So Your Dog Ignores You?
I got to thinking just how simple it should be to have a cooperative dog, so why do our dogs so often ignore us? The other day, as I watched one of my clients call her dog and as he … Continue reading
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Tagged come when called, dog ignores, food reward, ignore, positive reinforcement, reward, treat
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E-Collars – Would you deliberately electric shock your child?
No sane person would punish a child with an electric shock, but many people think it’s okay to use electric shock on their dog. Is terrorising a dog to stop it doing something acceptable? The risk of fallout is terrible … Continue reading
Posted in behaviour, PAWS for Thought
Tagged e-collar, electric shock collar, positive, punishment, reward
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