If you haven’t heard that “nose work is therapeutic for dogs”, you must be living under a rock. No, even then I am sure some dog’s would have come up and sniffed at your rock with owner in tow, who waited patiently while her dog gathered all the information from your hiding spot. On seeingContinue reading “Seeking Therapy? What makes a nose work class therapeutic and why.”
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Quinn’s journey from reactive to 99% nonreactive
My story with Quinn and. what I learned from it – it’s rough information, not a well edited piece of writing. It’s more “thinking out loud”Quinn is one of the chihuahuas that came into my life when I did LB. He showed a high level of defensive aggression to other dogs when they would suddenlyContinue reading “Quinn’s journey from reactive to 99% nonreactive”
Science Rocks.
What a simple conditioning experiment taught me about counter conditioning and control. A few months ago I did a brain dump about my journey helping one of my chihuahua crosses, Quinn to feel more comfortable around stranger dogs and to some degree stranger humans, especially ones that run up to you, look you straight inContinue reading “Science Rocks.”