Tag: Rancho Santa Fe dog trainer

  • Before You Fall in Love: Finding the right dog to fit your family. Part 1.

    Before You Fall in Love: Finding the right dog to fit your family. Part 1.

    This is an excerpt from Linda’s book, Do No Harm™ Dog Training and Behavior Manual, available to download here. A new dog romping around the house provides constant entertainment and unconditional love, but be prepared to train, exercise, and care for that puppy or rescue dog for a lifetime. When you make the decision to bring a…

  • Holiday Help for Shelter Pets! by Linda Michaels, M.A.

    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…

  • DogSense Chat on my Making the Case for Force-free Training Part 2

    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…

  • DogSense Chat on my Making the Case for Force-free Training Part 1

    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…

  • How to Find a Good Dog Trainer

    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…

  • Speaking ~ “Making the Case” for Force-free Training

    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,”…

  • No Shock, No Prong, No Choke Collar Logo

    No Shock, No Prong, No Choke Collar Logo

    FREE DOWNLOAD! Here is a logo you can use in your training practice to support positive reinforcement training. Spread the message of no shock, no prong, no choke collar usage to help enlighten others!

  • PROGRESSIVE ZOOS NEVER USE AVERSIVE PUNISHMENT — SHOULD YOU? Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training

    PROGRESSIVE ZOOS NEVER USE AVERSIVE PUNISHMENT — SHOULD YOU?   Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training

    BY LINDA MICHAELS, M.A. — DEL MAR DOG TRAINING PROGRESSIVE ZOOS NEVER USE AVERSIVE PUNISHMENT — SHOULD YOU? This series of blog posts recounts topics drawn from the Pet Professional Guild Radio Show, featuring Linda Michaels (2). Question: What are some of the benefits of using Positive Reinforcement (+R)? Answer: The benefits of using Positive…

  • Hierarchy of Dog Needs Chat on Positive Pet Advice. Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training

    Hierarchy of Dog Needs Chat on Positive Pet Advice.   Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training

    Thanks to Lisa G. White for inviting me to chat about The Hierarchy of Dog Needs in her Facebook group, Positive Pet Advice (PPA) We’ve transcribed the chat below, and you may also find it on the PPA Facebook page here. Introductory Biography: Lisa: Linda Michaels, M. A., Experimental Psychology (Hons), Del Mar Dog Training, focuses on the…

  • HELP FOR THE FEARFUL DOG. Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training

    BY LINDA MICHAELS M.A. DEL MAR DOG TRAINING — RANCH COAST NEWS “Lilly” certainly was little. She measured just up to the high end of my ankle and it made me shiver to think of what it was like to live down there with all the giant humans and bigger dogs tramping all over the…