by Kate LaSala | Jun 3, 2021 | Resource Guarding, Dog Training, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs
Last night I did a free Facebook and YouTube Q&A on Resource Guarding as a supplement to my Resource Guarding Series. Here is the video in case you missed it. There’s also lots of great resources referenced and linked in the comments of the Facebook...
by Kate LaSala | May 31, 2021 | Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation, 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 | May 24, 2021 | Dog Training, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs
As someone who specializes in fear and aggression cases, I get a lot of people trying to communicate their dog’s issue and use very colorful language. Over time I’ve learned to temper their interpretations and try to get them to focus on...
by Kate LaSala | May 3, 2021 | Dog Training, Dogs and Babies and Kids
Spring is here, at least where I live, and with more things opening up and people starting to venture out a bit more, I thought I’d cover some dog car safety, including management and training! If you’re traveling, short or long distances, with...
by Kate LaSala | Apr 27, 2021 | Resource Guarding, Dog Training
Today I’m releasing a little infographic to help explain distance manipulations in resource guarding. If you’ve missing previous posts, you can see them all here: Resource Guarding Series. Today’s post shows the process of how we overcome if...