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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Oct 8, 2021
- 3 min
My trainer said that my dog will need "management" forever, what does that mean?
Owners of animals displaying undesirable behaviors, are often frustrated and
disheartened to hear that their pet may require management s
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Oct 3, 2021
- 11 min
Are you teaching your dog what you think you are?
Evidence-based in my opinion is not merely about keeping up with the science of learning theory as a whole, but thinking critically about...
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
Help! My dogs are fighting!
After a traumatic experience it is natural to want to dive right in, now is the time to focus on prevention and healing.
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
The secret to success? Use Fake Dogs in training!
Believe it or not, using fake but life-like toy dogs (decoy dogs) during training and practice sessions!
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Sep 18, 2020
- 9 min
"Look, my dog doesn't mind the (prong collar/e-collar/etc.)!"
Unfortunately these arguments ignore the very nature of what science tells us about the application of aversive stimuli in training.
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Aug 5, 2020
- 3 min
Is it Separation Anxiety or something else?
Separation Anxiety is a general term often used to reference a variety of behaviors that occur when the dog is isolated.
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Jun 15, 2020
- 7 min
What is Arousal Biting?
During arousal biting, a dog that has become aroused whether excited, frustrated, anxious, etc. begins to bite at objects or people.
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Oct 15, 2019
- 11 min
Help! My dog won’t ____ unless I have a treat!
The use of food is a great way to motivate and reinforce behaviors, however there are a few reasons why learned behaviors may devolve...
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Jan 1, 2019
- 2 min
Can tricks help a behavior problem? YES!
Tricks play an important role in behavior modification because tricks add options to your pet's behavioral repertoire. Matching Law is a beh
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Oct 19, 2018
- 6 min
Pavlov, What’s in a name?
What’s in a name? To a dog, nothing. However they can learn recognize vocal patterns and their association with events and behaviors.
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Feb 9, 2017
- 4 min
What does a clicker do?
To reinforce a behavior the reward must be given within seconds of the behavior happening. This means that we have to be lightning fast...
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