Although she was a winsome young honey-blonde, I wasn't looking for another Poodle.
Standard Poodle wins supporting role in Family Dog, a new dog training video.
I had long known about research showing the benefits of early socialization for puppies; I never suspected that one day I would unwillingly test these theories.
Imagine being able to describe to your dog exactly what behavior you wanted him or her to learn. The idea isn't as far-fetched as you might think.
If a dog has been taught the names of each part of his body, we can teach him to understand how to move and control that body part when a new behavior is initiated by the trainer.
Insights I have gleaned from teaching my dogs their body parts.
A pictorial of the AKC Canine Good Citizen Ten Test items.
The new sport of canine musical freestyle
Attila Szkukalek, Ph.D. from the United Kingdom, an Animal Behaviorist, Trainer, Canine Freestyle Champion, and International Judge and Tutor presents an Advanced Freestyle Seminar.
Utilizing the Poodle's performing heritage.
How we implemented a Life Enrichment Program with an under-socialized six-month-old puppy.
So, you're taught your dog(s) a whole bunch of neat tricks. Now, where do you showcase his or her talents? You might think about making a movie.
I had seen this before and a numbing coldness washed through me.
All Poodle owners influence public opinion about Poodles.
Their intelligence, natural curiosity, and lively sense of fun make Poodles extremely compatible playmates.
To train my dogs for movies, I teach them everything from advanced obedience to obstacle training, targeting to tracking, scent work to service work . . . and a little bit of everything in-between.
The hurricane left devastation and destruction . . . and a wonderful playyard for my treewalking Poodles.
By using the IB, along with targets, I am able to give my dogs constant feedback when they are learning something new.
If we examine some of the things dogs are trained to do, we might find that the action or behavior that is being defined as a "trick" may simply be given that status by the setting in which it is being performed.
Bored to tears, your housebound Poodles have been misbehaving (or, worse, have become depressed), and you are at your wit's end. What to do? Here are some suggestions for in-house activities that can make all of your lives more enjoyable.
This interview was conducted at Canine Horizons on December, 5, 2007, by Melanie Schlaginhaufen.
