Behavior Problems

I Hope Puff Diddy Doesn’t Have Dogs

So P. Diddy, or is it Puff Daddy(?) rapper Sean Combs was arrested Saturday. He was arrested for assaulting a UCLA football coach. So why would Puff Daddy assault a football coach? He saw the coach yelling at his son who plays as a defensive back for the team. Here’s what is important to understand. You see, Puff didn’t just walk into the coach’s office and started swinging. His anger was triggered by an event that dictated his response. He became highly emotional seeing his son being screamed at and decided to resolve the problem by picking up a kettlebell… Read the rest

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Here’s What To Do If You Feel Like Quitting

Ever hear of the book, “The Compound Effect?” It’s by a guy named Darren Hardy and it is a really good book that I highly recommend reading. In it he talks about his friend, Big Mo. He states: “Have you met my friend Mo, or “Big Mo” yet? You can’t see or feel Mo, but you know when you’ve got it. You can’t count on Mo showing up to every occasion, but when it does – WOW! Big Mo can catapult you into the stratosphere of success. And once you’ve got Mo on your side, there’s almost no way anyone… Read the rest

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Is My Writing Is Dribble?

Do you think I send dribble every day? Yesterday I gave the solution for jumping. If you want to stop jumping you need to say, “NO,” and apply a negative consequence. Once the dog has all four paws on the ground, you say, “YES,” and apply a positive consequence. The dog training world has gone a little bonkers and most of the “experts” will tell you that you should never use a negative consequence and come up with kooky explanations. Here is an email that came in from Lewis: “I am genuinely concerned with the dribble that you are now… Read the rest

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Extremely Dangerous Dog Training Advice

Much of the dog training advice today can get your dog killed. That’s a bold statement for a Monday morning. But 100% true and you know that I always give it to you straight. AND I always prove my point. Jumping is a huge problem for about 80% of the people that have a dog. The advice from the PO’d crowd is that you should always ignore the behavior or give the dog something else to do like sit. The correct course of action is to apply a negative consequence to stop the behavior. Once the dog successfully stops jumping,… Read the rest

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Lazy Man’s Guide To Dog Training

Have you ever heard this quote from Bill Gates? “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” I am all about finding the easiest way of doing something. But it is also misleading. One question I get asked often is about running a business on the internet. How do you get customers, I am always asked. My reply is always the same. “It’s easy. I wake up every morning and write an email to my subscribers. It’s the easiest way I have found to consistently get… Read the rest

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The Real Reason Why We Often Fail

I was reading an interesting article the other day. The article discussed learning and the problems adults have. The writer gave two great reasons why adults have a difficult time learning any new skill or accepting new information. I see it every day and I have to admit that I am sometimes guilty of what he is talking about. But I’m working on it. You see, the reason we reject new information is because: We already think we know everything there is to know about the subject or We flat out reject and disagree with the new information. I see… Read the rest

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Do You Agree With JFK’s Dog Training Advice?

Yesterday I wrote an email in regard to Victoria Stilwell’s article on “balanced trainers.” In case you missed it, you can read it on my blog. Interesting emails came in after I sent it. One email from J.S. stated: “I like reading your emails and they are very helpful but you are so defensive. Much of your writing lately has been negative and you’re always putting down other trainers.” What? Putting down other trainers? I need to back up here a second and make something very clear. She and every other trainer are entitled to write anything they want about… Read the rest

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My Disagreement With Popular TeeVee Dog Trainer

So my friend Lydia posted an article by Victoria Stilwell on my Facebook page. The article was titled, “Balanced Dog Training: There’s Nothing Balanced About It.” In case you’ve never heard of Balanced Dog Training, dog trainers have developed categories to label each other. You have: The “Positive Only” trainers, the trainers that I affectionately refer to as the PO’d crowd because this camp is M.A.D! You disagree with this “peaceful” group and lookout. This camp has physically threatened me. They freak out if you talk about doing any type of physical correction to a dog but have NO PROBLEM… Read the rest

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“Son your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash.”

“Son your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash.” A great quote from a great movie. Top Gun is one of my all time favorites. I think of this when I am about to work with an aggressive dog. Working with aggressive behavior can be tricky, to say the least. You have to get real close to a real dog that is in a bad mood, that doesn’t like you, that would probably bite you given the chance. A dog that sometimes does not want food, toys or soft voices. It is a dog that wants you gone. So… Read the rest

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Two Word Solution That Will Help You Control Your Dog

Started working with a little Malinois puppy yesterday. A very high energy, high drive little girl. We talked about all the important steps they need to follow to raise her into being a good dog. The normal stuff like socialization, leadership, exercise, training, management, nutrition and one topic that is often overlooked or never discussed with puppy owners. It is extremely important and can remove a lot of stress from the owner’s life if followed and practiced. What is it that I speaketh of, you ask? I can say it in two words. I am talking about…… …..impulse control. This… Read the rest

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