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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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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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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,”…
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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!
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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…
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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…
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New Year’s Dog Diet Resolution: “I resolve that my dog will eat better in the new year!” Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training
BY LINDA MICHAELS, M.A. — DEL MAR DOG TRAINING New Year’s Dog Diet Resolution: “I resolve that my dog will eat better in the new year!” Why not get on the “green dog bandwagon” and give your dog the new year’s gift that will last a lifetime? Your dog will be ecstatic about this resolution!…
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Adopt For The Holidays. 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. Adopt for the Holidays! Wherever I travel, I visit the dogs. I’ve toured numerous humane societies, shelter facilities, and wolf rescue sanctuaries. In Beverly Hills, Rancho Santa Fe, and online worldwide, dog adoption is becoming not only the humanitarian…
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Top 10 Thank You Gifts for Your Jingle Dog. Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training
BY LINDA MICHAELS, M.A. — DEL MAR DOG TRAINING Our precious pups bring such joy to our lives and deliver unconditional love all year long. Consider saying “Thank You” with gifts that keep on giving throughout the year. Some of these may make you smile–all of them will make your dog smile. Adopt or Donate.…