Monthly Archives: February 2011

Generalizing and the 3 D’s

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Marika S. Bell

Dogs don’t generalize well, what this means is that once you have introduced a behavior to your dog like ‘Come’ they have to practice this behavior in as many situations as possible before they can be truly reliable to recall … Continue reading →

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Dogs with Questionable Backgrounds, or Worse.

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Marika S. Bell

Although I am primarily a private in home dog trainer, I also spend 6 hours a week (avg) at my local shelters helping to train the dogs. I have been doing this for almost two years now and I am … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dogs Never Lie About Love by Jeffrey Moussiaeff Masson

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Marika S. Bell

Although I enjoyed reading this book and it had many interesting points, the one issue that kept coming up for me was in Masson’s explanation of dog behavior as relates to training situations. Frequently he used his dogs as examples … Continue reading →

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Sudden Onset

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Marika S. Bell

Most behavioural problems Start out as innocuous little events that no one seems to take much notice of. Especially behavioural issues that start in puppyhood. When a puppy jumps up on a person it is cute, so no one seems … Continue reading →

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