Recent Pets Blog | Training PostsPositive Reinforcement and the Power of Distractionby Aimee Amodio28 Oct 2009 10:33 AMI try very hard to be a positive reinforcement trainer with my dogs, and not a negative reinforcement. Some days it works better than others. Dogs Are as Smart as Toddlers (When it Comes to Hand Signals)by Aimee Amodio23 Jul 2009 02:20 PMTwo different studies recently took a look at how well dogs learn and understand hand signals. The first study (from Eotvos University) tested dogs against two-year-old children and three year old children. Different Strokes, Commands, and Dialogue for Different Pet Folksby Courtney Mroch04 Aug 2008 07:04 AMAimee recently wrote an article about how to speak cat. I couldn't help but think of it when I watched the Elvis episode of "The Greatest American Dog. Bringing Your Dog to Work: Canine Office Etiquetteby Aimee Amodio14 Jul 2008 10:11 AMMaybe you've found the perfect job -- one that lets you bring your furry best friend to work. Maybe your office is celebrating "Bring Your Dog to Work Day". In either case, in order to keep your coworkers and your pup safe, your dog needs to be an exemplary citizen. Summer Sports for Dogs: Dock Jumpingby Aimee Amodio25 Jun 2008 05:13 PMDoes your dog love the water? Does he love to fetch? You may have a world-class dock jumper on your hands. Dock jumping is exactly what it sounds like -- a dog takes a running leap off a short dock into a pool of water. How Annie and Cujo Learned to Use the Cat Doorby Aimee Amodio25 Apr 2008 05:44 PMYou may or may not remember Annie and Cujo from the night Moose, Lally, and I slept over at my friends' house. Annie and Cujo are a pair of rescued cats that belong to some very good friends of mine. Those friends decided it was time to reclaim their spare room. Organic Trainingby Aimee Amodio05 Apr 2008 07:39 AMI call it "organic training" -- those tricks your pets learn without much effort on your part. You don't have to practice; they just happen. Moose -- my shepherd mix -- is great with organic training. I'll be the first to say that he isn't the world's smartest dog. Teach Your Dog to Stayby Aimee Amodio22 Mar 2008 09:07 AMStay is a command that is useful in many situations -- introducing your dog to new people, keeping your dog away from spilled food, and more. Teach Your Dog to Leave It: Other Animalsby Aimee Amodio15 Mar 2008 11:15 AM"Leave it" is a very useful command. It can help protect your dog from eating something unhealthy, poisonous, or just plain gross. It can also help prevent an unpleasant encounter between your dog and a strange dog (or other animal). Teach Your Dog to Leave Itby Aimee Amodio14 Mar 2008 11:15 AMLeave it is an amazingly useful and versatile command -- it can save your dog from eating something dangerous or instigating a fight with another dog or chasing your cat. Recent Blog Comments dallasfire says... "We have been helping a friend who started out feeding one stray, feral cat and ended up with over 10 visiting her daily." Aimee Amodio says... "You might want to start with the three suggestions above: 1) Make sure it isn't a physical problem, like a bladder infection. 2) Make sure your dogs are getting plenty of quality time with the humans. 3) Try a pheromone spray -- they can be comforting and calming." |
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