by Kate LaSala | Jun 28, 2021 | Dog Training, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs
I have a request and it may seem weird, but please stop having people try to hand feed your fearful dog. Nearly every client that comes to me with a dog who is afraid of strangers tells me at one point they’ve tried to get people to hand feed their dog. ...
by Kate LaSala | Jun 21, 2021 | Dog Training, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs
There’s a lot of euphemisms in dog training, mostly trying to smooth over things that don’t sit well with us. Aversive trainers and electric fence companies will tell you the shock collar is “just a vibration like your cell phone.”...
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 | 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 | 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 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...
