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02 Littermate Syndrome

Dog Star Daily®  |  Mon, 12/06/2010 - 17:34

What happens when you get more than one puppy at the same time? The Dunbars explain what you should expect when you get more than one puppy at once.  Raising a puppy takes a lot of time and energy, regardless of how you go about it.  Raising two puppies at once takes much, much more work.  It might seem more efficient, or easier to socialize and exercise two pups at once, but it rarely works out that way.  Please think long and hard before you adopt one puppy, let alone two!

 
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01 Puppy Temperament Testing

Dog Star Daily®  |  Wed, 10/27/2010 - 15:58

While a puppy temperament test can provide some insight into a puppy's personality, there serious limitations on their ability to predict how a dog will behave when it grows up.  Far and away, the most important factor in an adult dog's behavior is the training and socialization they received throughout their life.  Any puppy can be trained, regardless of how they perform on a temperament test.

 
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Binary Feedback Puts the "B" in Balanced Dog Training

Dr. Ian Dunbar  |  Tue, 10/12/2010 - 08:36

Here's a brief clip on punishment in training. The more information you provide in training, the clearer the message and the tighter the behavior becomes. (Think of playing the "hot and cold game" versus just playing the "hot OR cold game".) There is nothing in the little book of learning theory that says punishment has to be aversive and I believe it ought not be painful or frightening. I've come to realize that it is possible to punish a dog without any fear or pain, without even raising your voice.

 
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Phasing Out Tools In Training

Dr. Ian Dunbar  |  Tue, 10/05/2010 - 12:27

Whatever tools you use to train your dog, it's important that you phase them out eventually. Ultimately you want a dog that will listen to verbal commands under any circumstances, off-leash, at a distance, surrounded by distractions. It's just as easy to become dependant on a leash or a shock collar as it is to become dependant on food treats. With lure reward training you can phase out the use of food and replace it with life-rewards, the fun and play that are probably you got a dog in the first place!

 
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Lure & Reward Training Done Right

Dr. Ian Dunbar  |  Mon, 10/04/2010 - 12:30

Forty years into my career and I still believe lure/reward training is the way to go. Here I explain why.

 
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Why does this chicken spin?

Chirag Patel  |  Sat, 10/02/2010 - 05:54

This video illustrates a few different points:

1. We can and do unintentionally teach our animals things all the time. In this video I teach this hen to spin, but only realise this after I watch back the training videos.

2. Watching yourself training, back on video is a great way to help yourself improve as a teacher and learn more about your self as a trainer.

 
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Dog Training Tools: Don't use food as a bribe! Don't let your tools become a crutch!

Dr. Ian Dunbar  |  Mon, 09/27/2010 - 12:06

A hot topic for sure! An incredibily important one too. No topic is more misunderstood than the use of food in dog training. By all means we should use training tools but there is indeed a lot of urgency to phase them out. Here I discuss the appropriate use, and misuse, of food in training.

This is just an hors d'oeurve of what's on the menu of my latest seminar series, check out my 2010/2011 appearance schedule if you'd like to take a bigger bite!

 
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Beyond Quantum

Dr. Ian Dunbar  |  Tue, 09/21/2010 - 14:55

Learning theory is incredibly valuable to dog training, but since it was largely developed in a laboratory, there are limits to it’s applicability.

 
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"Good Girl"

Chirag Patel  |  Mon, 09/20/2010 - 20:13

Do you say "Good Dog" or the like when you train your dog? Have you thought about what it might means to your dog? Many people say something like "Good Girl / Boy" to their dog to communicate that something the dog has just done was good, (liked by the owner). Most often we will give our dog some kind of reward (food, praise, fuss etc...) at the same time or after we say "good dog".

 
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The Onset of Adolescence and Aggression

Dr. Ian Dunbar  |  Wed, 09/15/2010 - 10:25

A little ditty about how to deal with the changes that occur in doggy adolescence ("what happened to my sweet, obedient puppy?") and how to prevent these minor bumps in the road from becoming major roadblocks to living with, and enjoying, a solid, social, adult dog.

This is just an hors d'oeurve of what's on the menu of my latest seminar series, check out my 2010/2011 appearance schedule if you'd like to take a bigger bite!

 

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