Owners of animals displaying undesirable behaviors, are often frustrated and disheartened to hear that their pet may require management s

Evidence-based in my opinion is not merely about keeping up with the science of learning theory as a whole, but thinking critically about...

After a traumatic experience it is natural to want to dive right in, now is the time to focus on prevention and healing.

Believe it or not, using fake but life-like toy dogs (decoy dogs) during training and practice sessions!

Unfortunately these arguments ignore the very nature of what science tells us about the application of aversive stimuli in training.

Separation Anxiety is a general term often used to reference a variety of behaviors that occur when the dog is isolated.

During arousal biting, a dog that has become aroused whether excited, frustrated, anxious, etc. begins to bite at objects or people.

The use of food is a great way to motivate and reinforce behaviors, however there are a few reasons why learned behaviors may devolve...

Tricks play an important role in behavior modification because tricks add options to your pet's behavioral repertoire. Matching Law is a beh

What’s in a name? To a dog, nothing. However they can learn recognize vocal patterns and their association with events and behaviors.

To reinforce a behavior the reward must be given within seconds of the behavior happening. This means that we have to be lightning fast...