by Kate LaSala | Apr 27, 2021 | Dog Training, Resource Guarding
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...
by Kate LaSala | Apr 26, 2021 | Dog Training, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Resource Guarding
This is the last installment of my Resource Guarding Series.(click the link if you’ve missed any of the previous posts) but tomorrow right here I’ll be releasing a special infographic about resource guarding so be sure to check back here. ...
by Kate LaSala | Apr 19, 2021 | Dog Training, Resource Guarding
In my continuing Resource Guarding Series, I’ve already covered prevention, what not to do and some myths. Today I’m talking about some of the training options available. It’s important to note here that all this training here was done by a...
by Kate LaSala | Apr 12, 2021 | Dog Training, Resource Guarding
Recently I’ve written about resource guarding prevention, especially in puppies, and what not to do to teach your dog not to guard. Today’s post is for those of you who already have a guarder and some things we can do to keep everyone safe and...
by Kate LaSala | Apr 6, 2021 | Dog Training
There is no substitute for quality training and behavior modification but there are a lot of management strategies to manage or overcome unexpected situations when they occur so your dog isn’t practicing doing the wrong thing. Sometimes having the right...
by Kate LaSala | Apr 5, 2021 | Dog Training, Puppy Training, Resource Guarding
Recently I’ve written about resource guarding prevention, and what to do if you have a puppy or a new dog who doesn’t resource guard. You can see that post and videos here. Today I’m debunking some common myths about how to prevent or...
by Kate LaSala | Mar 29, 2021 | Dog Training, Puppy Training, Resource Guarding
Recently I’ve had a lot of new resource guarding clients and many of them are puppies, which got me thinking. Is this a by-product of Covid? Are people home more and therefore taking more things away from their dogs? Did they just get a puppy from a bad...
by Kate LaSala | Feb 22, 2021 | Dog Training, Dogs and Babies and Kids
This is the first in my series, Bringing Home Baby. For the next several weeks, I’ll be discussing some common topics on the blog about preparing your dog for you bringing home a human baby. This week I’m starting with probably the most commonly...
by Kate LaSala | Feb 16, 2021 | Dog Training
I won’t lie: there is no substitute for quality training and behavior modification. BUT, there are a lot of ways to manage and prevent problem behaviors so that our dogs stop practicing doing the wrong thing, right away. Every time your dog does the wrong thing...
by Kate LaSala | Feb 15, 2021 | Dog Training
Training often involves tackling the given problem from various approaches – training, management, exercise and enrichment – but the number one thing I always discuss with clients is management. Management prevents the problem from continuing to...
