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Training Your Pet
Below are helpful articles on the best way to select and traing your pets.
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The Humane Society of America
Positive Reinforcement: Training Your Dog with Treats and Praise Positive Dog Training
Positive Reinforcement Dog Training
Selecting a Trainer
by Pat Miller , CPDT, CDBC
Peaceable Paws, LLC
As a responsible dog owner, you realize the importance of having a well-behaved dog. One of the best ways to accomplish this is by attending a dog training class or utilizing the services of a private trainer/behavior consultant. What many dog owners don’t realize is that because the style and quality of training varies widely from one trainer to the next; it is important to do research and make an informed choice before selecting a training professional. Besides the obvious questions about cost, location and schedule, here are the things you want to find out before putting your dog’s future in a trainer’s hands. [read more...]
Published on U.S. Newswire from American Humane Association
'Dog Whisperer' Training Approach More Harmful Than Helpful9/6/2006 10:00:00 AM
To: National Desk
DENVER, Sept. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The training tactics featured on Cesar Millan's "Dog Whisperer" program are inhumane, outdated and improper, according to a letter sent yesterday to the National Geographic Channel by American Humane, the oldest national organization protecting children and animals. [read more...]
Reprinted from Esquire
The Dog Whisperer Should Just Shut Up By Curtis Pesmen
For Cesar Millan, the goateed toughguy, best-selling author, and cable-TV star who throws down pit bulls, it's time for new rules. And for countless dog owners, dog lovers, or stray humans skittish at the big-ass Doberman mix approaching them in the park, it's more than a matter of cult personality. We want our damn dogs to behave, and we're afraid of losing flesh - or of having to surrender "untrainable" dogs to the pound. Problem is, Cesar's ways, experts say, aren't the best ways for dogs. Or for us. Yes, yes, his alphadog training tips make good television and may provide fast results. But what happens when the show's over? [read more...]
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