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Tips for Dogs and Babies
This is an excerpt from Linda’s book, Do No Harm™ Dog Training and Behavior Manual, available to download here. Are you planning to bring a puppy or new dog into a family with an infant or toddler? Are you concerned about protecting your newborn but still want one big, happy family? Many dogs accept a…
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Love is an Action Word!
BY LINDA MICHAELS, M.A. Take the Dog Lovers Pledge! Love is an important part of the Hierarchy of Dog Needs. Dogs have emotions similar to ours and they experience fear, pain, and love. Think carefully about how you will socialize and train the new addition or the cherished family dog. After all, we are…
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Puppy Mills: The Horrific Truth
By Jeanine K Jones, MBA. JeanineJones444@gmail.com Many people choose to bring home a puppy when they wish to add a dog to their home. If you’ve been tempted to buy a darling little puppy from a pet store that sells (not adopts) dogs or tempted to buy a puppy sight unseen from an online ad, be…
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Dog/dog Aggression Part 1
This is an excerpt from Linda’s new book, Do No Harm™ Dog Training and Behavior Manual, available to download here. There’s nothing pet parents like more than socializing with their dogs. They often want everyone to like their dog and they want their dog to like everyone… including other dogs. Pet parents may feel it’s…
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Greeting You and Visitors
This is an excerpt from Linda’s book, Do No Harm Dog Training® and Behavior Manual, available to download here. Greetings may well determine the course of the relationships between you and your dog and your guests and your dog. Protect your guests and your dog by insuring that greetings go well. Your dog will thank…
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Dog Separation Anxiety Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment
This is an excerpt from Linda’s book, Do No Harm™ Dog Training and Behavior Manual, available to download here. Separation Anxiety (SA) Disorder is both a devastating condition for your dog and a heart-wrenching experience for pet parents. Separation Anxiety is a stress-related disorder and fear reaction to being left alone. When left alone, dogs…
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Appropriate Play Between Dogs
This is an excerpt from Linda’s book, Do No Harm™ Dog Training and Behavior Manual, available to download here. Play between dogs should be a two-way street. Dogs should take turns chasing each other where neither dog is a bully or a target, so play goes back and forth. You should not hear a puppy…
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Enrich Your Dog’s Life to Thrive
This is an excerpt from Linda’s book, Do No Harm™ Dog Training and Behavior Manual, available to download here. Provide enrichment for your dog with ongoing training, games, toys, and jobs for your dog in order to improve the quality of life and to enhance your relationship. Meet your dog’s social needs with regular walks, outings,…
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Teach Your Dog to Stop Jumping in 5 Steps
Teach Your Dog to Stop Jumping in 5 Steps By Linda Michaels, M.A. Psychology — Del Mar Dog Training Does your dog jump on you as if she’s in training for the Olympics and you are the trampoline? Squirting squirt guns and shaking cans of marbles are no fun for you or your dog, and…
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How Pet Professional Are Using the Hierarchy of Dog Needs®
From the upcoming Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook Featuring the Hierarchy of Dog Needs By Linda Michaels, M.A., Psychology How to Use the Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook in Your Practice and BusinessThere is a cry for help from shelter facilities to veterinary offices for a new framework on…