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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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Holidays Smells Are in the Air! Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training
Check out Linda’s book, Do No Harm™ Dog Training and Behavior Manual, available to download here. BY LINDA MICHAELS, DEL MAR DOG TRAINER – FOR THE UT SAN DIEGO The aromatic heralds of the holiday season are coming to your home soon; roasted chestnuts, eggnog lattes, cranberry sauce, hot pumpkin-spice pie, gingerbread cookies and turkey,…
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Holiday Help for Shelter Pets! by Linda Michaels, M.A.
Check out the Do No Harm Dog Training™ and Behavior Manual to help you as a foster pet parent, your shelter or your newly adopted dog available to download here. This Holiday Season, Help Shelter Pets Find a Home Why not start a holiday tradition and share the joy of the season with your local animal rescue…
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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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DogSense Chat on my Making the Case for Force-free Training Part 2
Part 2 of the Interview with Linda Michaels M.A.: Making the Case for Force-Free Dog Training. See Part 1 here. by Denise O’Moore, Dog Sense Facebook Group Denise: It’s good to have you here to ask you about the release of your DVD, “Understanding Research: Making the Case for Force-free Dog Training”. Group member questions: Scott: Where do you find the most…
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DogSense Chat on my Making the Case for Force-free Training Part 1
Part 1 of the Interview with Linda Michaels M.A., Psychology: Making the Case for Force-Free Dog Training by Denise O’Moore, Dog Sense Facebook Group Denise: Hi all and welcome! Tonight we have the one and only Linda Michaels M.A. joining us to discuss making a case for force – free training. Welcome Linda – thank you for joining…
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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…
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How to Find a Good Dog Trainer
BY LINDA MICHAELS, M.A. — DEL MAR DOG TRAINING With the overwhelming variety of dog training collars and methods advertised, it is often frustrating for pet parents to find the best trainer. Please remember this: The safest, as well as the most effective methods are based on force-free/pain free/fear free scientific principles. The consequences of…
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Speaking ~ “Making the Case” for Force-free Training
Do you struggle, like so many professionals, to “Make the Case” for force-free methods in dog training? Do you want to know how you can win debates on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves — our dogs? Good news! The seminar I presented at the 2015 PPG Summit, titled “Understanding Research: Making the Case for Force-free Training,”…