Tag: positive reinforcement training

  • Holidays Smells Are in the Air! Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training

    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,…

  • 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!

  • 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…

  • Hierarchy of Dog Needs TM. Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training

    Hierarchy of Dog Needs TM.   Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training

    Introducing the The Hierarchy of Dog Needs TM A Wellness and Humane Force-free Behavior Modification Guide Created by Linda Michaels, M.A. Psychology, Del Mar Dog Training The Hierarchy of Dog Needs was developed as a progressive Force-free alternative to the paradigms that have been, and that are currently available. You will note in the Hierarchy of Dog Needs…

  • Dog Rules! aka Dogs Rule! Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training

    Dog Rules! aka Dogs Rule!   Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training

    Dog Rules Author: Unknown 1. The dog is never permitted in the house. The dog stays outside in a specially built wooden compartment named, for very good reason, the DogHouse. 2.  Okay, the dog can enter the house, but only for short visits or if his own house is under renovation. 3.  Okay, the dog…

  • New Year Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts. Linda Michaels, M.A. Del Mar Dog Training

    New Year Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts.   Linda Michaels, M.A. Del Mar Dog Training

    BY DEL MAR DOG TRAINER LINDA MICHAELS  Top 10 Do’s and Dont’s for Your Dog in the New Year If you’re adopting a dog this holiday season or choosing a puppy, think carefully about how you will select, socialize and train the new addition to the family.                …

  • Jingle Dogs -Top 10 Gifts. Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training

    Jingle Dogs -Top 10 Gifts.   Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training

    BY LINDA MICHAELS, M.A., DEL MAR DOG TRAINER – SPECIAL TO THE U~T SAN DIEGO Top 10 “Thank You” Gifts for your Jingle Dog. 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…

  • Video. Meet Wolfdog Journey! Linda Michaels, M.A., Del Mar Dog Training

    Video. Meet Wolfdog Journey!  Linda Michaels, M.A., Del Mar Dog Training

    If the thought of interacting with a wolflike creature makes your heart leap, meet wolfdog Journey! Video by Linda Michaels, M.A., Del Mar Dog Trainer Linda Michaels, “Dog Psychologist,” M.A./Psychology a Top Ten Rated U.S. Dog Trainer — Del Mar Dog Training, may be reached at 858.259.9663 (WOOF) or by email: LindaMichaelsPositively@gmail.com  for private manners/obedience instruction and behavioral…