Heart Wisdom Animal Talk Blog
Dedicated to improved health, behavior and wellness for pets and the people who love them.
Positive Dog Training is the BEST way to train your dog! Let’s explore this topic with expert dog trainer Jonathan Klein. He’s the owner of the award-winning training and boarding facility “I Said Sit!” School for Dogs in Los Angeles. A pioneer in the causative approach to positive dog training, in which behavioral problems are solved by removing the cause rather than punishing the dog for the symptoms, Jonathan has trained more than 8,000 dogs over his 23 year career. He also offers training tips and can answer any questions you may have on his website The Dog Behavior Expert.com. Think his positive dog training approaches only apply to dogs? Think again. For instance, you can use these fundamental training lessons for children, spouses, or colleagues at work. In short, have fun discovering all the wonderful ways you can effect positive change in your world! Sit! Settle! Relax! Listen and […]
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Before we talk about solving animal behavior problems, consider how much time you spend going over things that have happened to you, reliving old conversations, events or experiences How much time do you worry about the future? About what’s going to happen later today, what you still have to do, what you’re doing tomorrow, this weekend or next month? Nothing wrong with that except this… To your animal, it means “nobody’s home” and can result in Animal Behavior Problems. You’re not there, present 100% with them. And that leads them to do all kinds of things to get your attention. Acting out, behaving badly, even getting sick… all because you’re not paying attention. It also encourages them to try to figure you out – you’re like a giant puzzle in their life. Who are you anyway? They worry about you… because it’s not normal in the animal kingdom to not […]
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