Tag: positive reinforcement
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Learn with your dog at Doggy Talks
It’s official! Diwa Dogs’ first local event is happening on January 25, 2025 at August Cafe here in Cagayan de Oro city. I’m so stoked to have dog-loving folks in the city bring their dogs to have good coffee ☕ and learn 📚 how to improve their companions’ wellbeing. This first session’s all about enrichment—what…
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The 3 key pillars to your dog’s behavior plan
After consulting with a professional dog trainer or behavior consultant, you’ll likely receive a written behavior plan. Your dog’s behavior plan is tailored based on several factors: These factors play a role in creating a customized behavior plan for you and your dog. It’ll be based on your environment, your dog and where they are…
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7 free enrichment activities for your dog
I’m a huge advocate of enrichment as a lifestyle. It’s more than just a way to keep your dog “busy”. It’s meeting your dog’s needs and enriching their lives as they navigate what is predominantly a human world. I’m sure you’ve seen lots of examples of using food creatively for enrichment (have you seen some…
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5 tips to give your dog agency when doing cooperative care
Agency (mass noun): action or intervention producing a particular effect. Whether it’s general dog training or cooperative care, giving your dog agency or control over the situation or procedure is crucial. It fosters two-way communication between you and your dog, maintains good well-being in your dog, and establishes you as a figure they can trust. Cooperative care…
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5 tips when training your dog to wear a muzzle using R+
Watch the full tutorial “Muzzle training for your dog using positive reinforcement (R+)” on YouTube.
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5 Takeaways for Post-Pandemic Reactivity in Dogs (Guest post)
This is a guest post I wrote for Petminded.co back in May 2022. Petminded is a community of pet parents and guardians who’re interested in dog science and giving their dogs the best that life has to offer. To avoid plagiarism, I’m sharing the first version of this post. See the final version on the…
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GUIDE 📕: 7 must-have products to bring on your dog walks
Walks are more than just exercise for your dog. They’re opportunities to bond, to communicate, and to share memories as you’re both exploring the environment. To make the walk a positive experience, you can bring and use certain equipment and food. They keep your dog safe, allow you to provide enrichment opportunities, and reinforce behaviors…
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