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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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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.…
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UT Pet School: Grazing Games™. Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training
This is an excerpt from Linda’s book, Do No Harm™ Dog Training and Behavior Manual, available to download here. The easiest, scientifically endorsed methods to train and socialize your dog involve food. If we couldn’t go to the grocery store and bring home bags of groceries, we would be asking, “Who’s got the food? What…
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Victoria Stilwell Book Review. Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training
By LINDA MICHAELS, M.A., DEL MAR DOG TRAINER – REVIEWED FOR BARKS, PET PROFESSIONALS GUILD Victoria Stilwell, star of the hit Animal Planet TV show It’s Me or the Dog and CEO of Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Training, unleashes the power of Positive Reinforcement training with her new book,…