Winter weather can keep us and our dogs inside more often, and longer, than we would typically like – which can easily lead to some wild and even destructive behavior. Fortunately, there’s an easy solution. Indoor enrichment toys are a great way to give your dog’s brain mental stimulation, promote calm behavior, and tire them…
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Category: Behavior Modification Training Tips
Dog obedience training is all about teaching a dog new skills. But, what is behavior modification training? This type of training is a whole different animal so to speak. Behavior modification training is not about teaching your dog a new skill, but rather taking your dog’s current actions or attitudes towards something or someone, and modifying it. Behavior modification training is all about changing the unwanted behavior AND the underlying problem or attitude that causes the behavior. Common types of behavior modification include:
- separation anxiety
- leash aggression
- dog aggression
- human aggression
- resource guarding
- & more
If you are experiencing issues in one or more of these areas, view our free behavior modification training tips and videos below. In need of expert help? Our experienced trainers are ready to help! View our behavior modification training options.
How to Train Your Dog to Walk Nicely on a Leash
In this behavior modification training session, an overly-friendly, one year-old golden retriever is struggling with leash pulling, jumping up, and being reactive to other dogs. Professional dog trainer Tom Davis walks us through how to train a dog like this to walk nicely on a leash using safe, effective dog training methods. Rather than trying…
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How to Fix Resource Guarding
This aggressive german shepherd has severe resource guarding behavioral problems. Professional dog trainer Tom Davis walks you through the entire dog training process and how to work with an aggressive dog. The dog in this training video, Jeffrey, resource guards to the point that he is resource guarding his owners to other people. His owners…
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