Behavioral Disturbances In Dogs

Does your dog suffer from an emotional behavioral disturbance, such as chronic generalized anxieties, depression, compulsive behaviors, or phobias? These neuroses are maladaptive, distressing conditions that are resistant to typical dog training methods. I’ve worked with dogs displaying disturbances like this which interfere with learning, cause physical symptoms, and exaggerated emotional displays... 

Dog Training Science

It is disturbing to read the scientific research we all use to train dogs. The most famous of researchers had to make a decision to treat their subjects as unfeeling machines in order to do their experiments, and to then mock those who were concerned or who described how those animals were feeling... 

Emotional And Behavioral Control In Dogs

Is it fair to expect dogs to immediately and correctly respond calmly or happily to changes in situations. Think about what this means. Your trained dog is calmly resting on her bed in the living room while you read a book. The doorbell rings, waking your dog up, causing your dog to run to the door and start barking. You get up, go down the entry hallway, open the door. Your dog’s favorite person enters the home. Your dog stops barking, but starts behaving very actively, maybe running around the guest, panting, maybe picking up a toy... 

Adding A New Dog Into Your Home

 Are you considering getting another dog? What do you need to do to have the highest chance of success? And what if your current dogs are fighting?