by Kate LaSala | May 31, 2021 | Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs, Resource Guarding
Behavior suppression is NOT the same as behavior modification. What do I mean? Well, here’s a good analogy I use with clients. If you break your arm and are crying, I might be able to slap you around enough to get you to stop crying. Just stopping the...
by Kate LaSala | Jan 13, 2020 | Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation, Separation Anxiety
THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED AS OF 2024. The new post is located here. This is now an archival post. If you’ve been around here a bit, you may have noticed a strong theme of transparency in my posts and on social media. For those who may have missed it, dog...
by Kate LaSala | Dec 30, 2019 | Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation
(This post was updated June 15, 2021. Original post was December 20, 2019) This past week a news story about a real service dog being attacked at mall in NJ by two unleashed dogs who were owned by a kiosk owner at the mall, initially claiming they too were service...
by Kate LaSala | Nov 25, 2019 | Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation, Rescue Dogs
In my previous post cautioning about aversive dog training “boot camps” I touched on the long-lasting negative effects that often happen. I wanted to share the story of a dog I worked with, named Noelle. I worked with Noelle after she was sent to a 6 week...
by Kate LaSala | Nov 18, 2019 | Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation, Puppy Training, Rescue Dogs
Very often I get contacted by potential clients who are debating whether to use my private services or send the dog off to “boot camp.” I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t sound very fun to me. When I hear “boot camp” it...
