by ffdt | Dec 10, 2024 | Behavior
Storytime with Shanthi kiddos. Got another one for you. Question: How do I get my dog to stop barking at (insert thing here like cars, people, dogs)? I scold them for it and tell them to ignore it but they won’t stop. Are you afraid of anything? Me, I’m...
by ffdt | Feb 6, 2024 | Behavior, Training Philosophy
By Shanthi Steddum, KPA-CTP, CCPDT-KA, B.S. So I had an interesting, but not unique, encounter the other day. While picking up lunch, someone saw my logo’d jacket and asked if I worked at the School for Dogs. “Why yes I do!” I replied. “What kind of...
by ffdt | Oct 16, 2023 | Behavior, Puppies, Training
Puppies are great! Adorable little sponges that (typically) want to be near you instead of venturing far away, learn new behaviors fairly quickly, recall pretty well, and seem to learn so much in those first few precious months home. And then they hit 6 months and...
by ffdt | Jul 15, 2018 | Behavior, Training
“Lockdown” Protocol for housebreaking adult/problematic dogs. Most people that contact me regarding this protocol are at the point where they’re ready to get rid of their dogs because this behavior has become so problematic. Most dogs are over 2 years old and have...
by ffdt | Apr 23, 2018 | Behavior, Training
One of my favorite techniques for working with reactive dogs is this lovely, easy to follow, technique called “Engage-Disengage”. I generally recommend starting reactive dogs with classical conditioning when they are around the stimuli that causes an...
