Monthly Archives: May 2013

The Right Word: Reducing Errors in Verbal Cue Discrimination

Posted on May 29, 2013 by eileenanddogs

I’m an auditory person. I grew up in a whole family of musicians. I love language and sound and music of all sorts. For the first half of my life I lived almost exclusively in the company of musicians, and … Continue reading →

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Est-ce que votre chien veut VRAIMENT être caressé ?

Posted on May 27, 2013 by eileenanddogs

Pour mes visiteurs français. Est-ce que votre chien veut VRAIMENT être caressé ? (lien) En anglais Merci à Stéphanie Michenaud et Nathalie Perret du Cray de Balade Ton Chien pour leur aide. Note to all my international readers and viewers: … Continue reading →

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Retomar o significado: Generalização

Posted on May 27, 2013 by eileenanddogs

Para os meus leitores e seguidores portugueses. Retomar o significado: Generalização (link) Em Inglês Obrigada Vitor Faibam e Claudia Estanislau pela ajuda na tradução para a versão portuguesa. Note to all my international readers and viewers: I will be happy to … Continue reading →

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The Humane Hierarchy, Part 2 of 2: Examples

Posted on May 23, 2013 by eileenanddogs

This is the second of two posts on Susan Friedman’s Humane Hierarchy. Here is Humane Hierarchy Part 1 in case you missed it. In this part, I present examples of each of the methods listed in the Humane Hierarchy. My … Continue reading →

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The Humane Hierarchy, Part 1 of 2: Overview

Posted on May 21, 2013 by eileenanddogs

I am a Humane Hierarchy trainer. That is the name of the roadmap I use to make ethical choices about the training methods I use. I’m going to describe the method in this post. (Humane Hierarchy Part 2, which is … Continue reading →

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But Every Dog is Different!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by eileenanddogs

But every dog is different! This is another common argument against trainers who train without force. It usually goes like this: But every dog is different! You can’t just use a cookie cutter! But every dog is different! Why limit … Continue reading →

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But What if Your Dog Runs Out Into Traffic?

Posted on May 6, 2013 by eileenanddogs

Anyone who spends any time on FaceBook reading the arguments between trainers who train mainly with positive reinforcement and those who don’t has seen this question. Just lately I have seen three different versions of it: But what if your … Continue reading →

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