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The Shocking Truth by Jan Casey Copyright 2013 Courteous Canine Inc and The DogSmith Tampa When we consider modern dog training methods, there are three areas which should be considered: the effect on the dog’s physical well-being, the impact on the dog’s mental health, and the ethics of using shock on an animal that [...]
The world of dog walking and pet sitting is unregulated in most areas so anyone can potentially call themselves a professional Dog Walker or Pet Sitter. But, much like choosing the best care-givers for your children, it is essential that you make every effort to ensure you find a qualified, trustworthy and professional pet sitter [...]
We are all accustomed to car safety rules and devices for ourselves and our children. Seatbelt laws are commonplace and air bags are found in virtually every production vehicle in the US. Sometimes however, we forget to apply the same principles and safeguards when we are traveling with or transporting our pets. An unrestrained pet [...]
Help Us Give You the Best Service Possible… By Niki Tudge DogSmith Pet Professionals have committed their professional lives to providing you with the absolute best, most informed, force-free, ‘state of the industry’ pet care and dog training available. Not only is each DogSmith fully insured and bonded but the rigorous training and continuing education [...]
Praise must be rewarding to your dog in order for you to use it. To understand what type of praise is valued by your dog experiment with the following: 1. What tone of voice does your dog like? High pitch? Low pitch? Both low and high pitch? When praising your dog, make sure you are [...]
‘Coming’ When Called Rules Rule 1: NEVER call your dog to you and then do something to him that he does not like. For example, do not call your dog to you and give him a bath if he hates having a bath. Avoid calling your dog to you and then clipping his nails. Do [...]
The very first rescue dogs graduated from The DogSmith FEATS program on Friday November 30th 2012. The graduation party was hosted by the North West Florida Reception Center and the dogs who have now been adopted were officially handed over to their new owners. The DogSmith FEATS program is one of three complimentary community dog [...]
Written By Niki Tudge Have you ever asked yourself “why do we do what we do?” All animals, including humans, demonstrate certain behaviors because they are reinforced in some way. In many cases this characteristic is essential to our survival and helps us secure the necessities of life such as food, water, approval and [...]
Written by Niki Tudge © When an animal has learned a behavior in one situation and the behavior carries over to a different situation then the behavior is said to have generalized (Chance, 2008 p. 301). Stimuli never occur in isolation, they are a part of a context or situation in which [...]
Effective training procedures lay the foundation for an animal’s healthy socialization, capacity for learning and will help prevent behavior problems. Since a wide variety of equipment and tools are commonly used when training pets and in their daily activities, the pet-owning public needs to be aware of the potential problems and dangers some equipment may [...]
