Category: The Human Side

• My TOP 3 Most Important Behaviors!

  

  You just brought your brand new dog home. Whether you just purchased or adopted a puppy or an adult, you’re probably wondering, Where do I start? Well, this post is designed to help you answer that question! Of course, this is purely my own opinion, and you may find other trainers suggest other behaviors. We’re…

  April

  23 May 2018

  House Training, Impulse Control, The Human Side

  April Shuyler, Automatic Settle, Behavior, Clicker, Dog, Eye Contact, Firewheel, Games, Garland, Marker Training, Nose Touch, Pet, Positive, Positive Reinforcement, Richardson, Sachse, Texas, Trainer, Training, Treats, Tricks, TX

• How to Handle Feeling Frustration in Training

  

  Everyone has dealt with feeling frustrated during a training session. We want our dogs to be perfect because we see perfect videos of perfect dogs made by perfect trainers all over the Internet, right? What these videos don’t show you is the process that the trainers went through. Even my own videos show a finished…

  April

  7 Aug 2017

  The Human Side

  April Shuyler, Dog, Frustration, Marker, Pet, Pet Training, Positive, Positive Reinforcement, Prevention, Progressive Reinforcement, Puppy, Reinforcement, Trainer, Training, Treats

• Rewards, Lures, and Bribes; Oh My!

  

  Yes, dear readers, as the title suggests, today I will be talking about the differences between Rewards, Lures, and Bribes. There are many people – owners and trainers alike – who make the claim that using food in training is “bribery.” Many believe that using food will create a dog who only works – or…

  April

  31 Jan 2017

  Technical, The Human Side

  Bribes, Clicker, Dog, Firewheel, Garland, Lures, Marker, Pet, Positive, Rewards, Richardson, Sachse, Texas, Trainer, Training, Treat, Treats, TX