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Dog Spite and Human Imagination

Barkleigh Productions — Mon, 04 May 2015 16:02:38 +0000

Of all the disconnects between dog owners and their dogs, the biggest, most glaring, completely illogical, widely held and damaging myth is that dogs can be spiteful. Nope. Nada. Nicht. Ain’t happening. To understand my adamant belief that doggie spite doesn’t happen, conduct this simple experiment based on actual events.

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Problem Chewing

Barkleigh Productions — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:08:49 +0000

Problem Solving Made Simple
Professional groomers sometimes find themselves in a similar quandary as veterinarians. You are not experts in behavior, but some of your customers will wind up re-homing their dogs if they are unable to solve behavioral challenges. This has the potential to negatively impact your business.

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Behavior Odds and Ends

Barkleigh Productions — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:17:11 +0000

Behavior Clips
Here are a few “odds and ends” of training advice that can be shared with your clients or used in your everyday life:

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Reading Body Posture to Avoid Aggression

Barkleigh Productions — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:32:21 +0000

As all experienced dog trainers and behavioral specialists will tell you, when dealing with behavioral challenges, you must address their root causes if you realistically expect to eliminate or reduce the actual behavior. This is relevant for groomers.
Dogs who try to bite you are typically doing so for two—possibly three —reasons:

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Bear the Bad Schnauzer

Barkleigh Productions — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 18:51:43 +0000

I work with a number of rescue groups that have a continuing problem. They have dogs that bite people. Sometimes the biting is only a matter of territoriality. The dog goes ballistic when guests come to the house. Sometimes it’s resource guarding. If it is front-door aggression the easy solution is to simply confine the dog when guests arrive.

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