behavior problems

The P.A.W. System for overcoming any dog behavior problem

Steve DeBono  |  Mon, 09/29/2014 - 14:47

Perception, Action, and the Will. It occurred to me that these three disciplines could be easily adapted into a system for methodically overcoming any dog behavior obstacle (replacing the term “behavior problem” which I believe has more negative baggage). It also occurred to me that despite my long-standing distaste for overused dog clichés, I had no choice but to name the system “P.A.W.”

 
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A workshop with Ian Dunbar: Solving "impossible" off-leash, real-life behavior problems, real-time.

Dr. Ian Dunbar  |  Tue, 06/04/2013 - 12:20

In this vlog post Ian Dunbar describes one of his latest workhops and what he most enjoys about teaching people and dogs in this format. He loves bringing "impossible" problem behaviors into the workhop and resolving them in real time. He teaches handlers how to quanitfy progress, test reliability, and improve performace vastly. This put the responsibility of reliability and performance on the handler and on training, rather than on the dog.

 
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