Dogs live in the now and that’s one of the many things I love about them. I also love how dogs learn from associations. The key components of our daily routines help dogs learn how to adjust their behavior to best suit their needs. When I get ready for bed each night, I take the barrier to the bed away. I keep an ex-pen panel on the bed during the day because one of my dogs urinates on the bed {Read More}
Cows Jump For Joy
April 13, 2014 by
It’s hard to watch this without wondering. Just because we have the upper hand in the way things are run on this planet and just because they don’t, is it really appropriate how we treat them and use them for our benefit? There’s more to cows than meat, milk, and leather. Apparently, they love life as much as we do. By Helen Verte Positive Dog Trainer in Broward County Fort Lauderdale
Equal and Appropriate Pay or Else
March 18, 2014 by
Here’s an amusing, but telling video, on how animals distinguish equal pay for equal work. In this case, capuchin monkeys. Keep in mind, that we are told that the same experiment was done with other animals besides the monkeys, including dogs. I am assuming the same results were produced. This leads me to conclude that, if we have and are working with multiple dogs, we should reward them with equal pay for equal work. Otherwise we may hear from their {Read More}
Watch Dogs
January 28, 2014 by
I was feeling guilty that I let my dog watch-dog bark at the mail carrier’s daily deliveries. But frankly, I’d come home before when I had a shield on the inner door over the mail slot and found that it had been crashed through and the ex-pen I’d once kept around it had been slammed into the door. This suggested someone, who was not a mailman, had tried to force his way in. Thank goodness for my watch doggies, though. {Read More}
Dogs’ Body Language In Santa Photos
December 17, 2013 by
When taking your dog for Santa photos be careful and observant. The white beard and funny red hat can be scary to many dogs. Unless you or Santa are savvy at reading dog body language, your dog may be put into a position where he feels backed into a corner, and may strike out with his only defense, his teeth. Reading a dog’s stress signals does take some education and practice. Let’s face it, humans and dogs have very different {Read More}
