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Canine Nation - A Positively Scientific Look At Dogs and Dog Behavior Canine Nation is about discovery. It’s about getting to what is TRUE about dogs and discarding the myth and lore of livi...
We used to call it a 'command' when we wanted our dog to offer us a behavior. I find the parallel with issuing commands to computers very in...
Some of us are shapers, some of us are prompters, some of us even use lures. No matter how you train, it’s important to show your dog the ro...
Dogs can end up in shelters for lots of reasons, some bad, some awful, and some that couldn’t be avoided. Shelter workers have incredibly di...
Is my dog 'over threshold?' Is she 'under threshold?' Is that good? Is that bad? Do I even know what I’m looking for? Knowing how your dog i...
Training our dogs is like a game of charades. We’re just trying to get them to do the thing we’re trying to teach them. But who wins and who...
Sometimes all of the hashing and rehashing of this theory or approach or concept just starts to irritate me. What happened to working with t...
Coming to a new understanding of dogs and dog training was a conversion of sorts for me. It has been an interesting journey. I went from ske...
People are people and dogs are dogs. Sometimes people can 'clever' themselves right past their dogs while training and then get frustrated w...
Wouldn’t you love a perfectly trained dog? I thought so too. Then I did a little reading about 'perfect' dogs. The ones who are instantly co...
Humans are reasoning creatures. We have a tremendous capacity to reason out how things work from the barest of facts. But when it comes to d...
We’re back from our 2 week road trip with our dogs! It’s always fun but it takes a bit of extra planning to make sure the physical and menta...
We enjoy traveling. Many times, we travel off to dog events like Dog Agility Trials. Leaving our dogs behind when we travel is just not an o...
I talk quite a bit about dogs and science in my articles. But other than reading about it in books, it can be difficult to find real researc...
We have all kinds of signals for our dogs. Most common are 'that’s wrong' or 'that’s right.' But do we have other signals for our dogs? Ther...
Our dogs are going to make mistakes when we train. And we have a choice to make about how we respond to those errors. The fastest way to get...
Giving your dog a reward will certainly encourage them to perform behaviors for you. But what do they find most rewarding? Do you reward the...
The clash of cultures is growing within the dog training world. Traditional compulsion based training is being re-branded to appeal to 21st...
My dogs are silly sometimes. I’m quite proud of that. And I’m delighted that I get to be silly with them too. There is nothing quite like ge...
I hear the word dominant used a lot when people talk about dogs. Unfortunately it’s a mostly inaccurate term that is used incorrectly. And t...
Most dog owners are proud of their dogs when they are behaving themselves. But it never surprises me how often dog owners blame their dogs f...
Sometimes all we need to do to help our dogs be better is to interrupt their bad behavior and show them something better. Working with our d...
Training our dogs is important. But maybe more important is how we manage them. Sometimes management is needed while we train and other mana...
While debates rage on whether or not using positive training with your dog is a good idea or not, those of us who use it every day are enjoy...
Could it be that there is a Tyranny of Small Dogs? Tyranny not because the dogs themselves are doing anything wrong. Quite the opposite; sma...
Our culture is full of images of courageous, loyal, smart, and lovable dogs. Many of those dogs are just fictional ideals, the sort of perfe...
How can dogs be stupid and smart at the same time? How can they have less intelligence than humans and still control our households? For all...
Owning a dog is wonderful and rewarding but it is also a big responsibility. Training and management are not simple tasks as some would have...
Getting results can be about good, good enough, or GREAT! It matters how we train. Ask Olympic athletes Usain Bolt and Oscar Pistorius. How...
You know that horrible moment when you are at the park with your dog friends and you call your dog and they ignore you? Yeah, me too. It’s a...
Many think that Behavioral Science treats organisms like machines, manipulating behavior and bending others to their will. But it’s not simp...
The technical stuff is interesting and teaching the cool tricks is lots of fun. But sometimes you just have to do the practical everyday tra...
Correcting bad behavior in our dogs can be like putting out a fire. We have to act swiftly and decisively. But if we don’t know a little bit...
There are a few common phrases that float around in the dog training world that get my hackles up. One of those phrases is 'I use whatever t...
This is a special edition of the Canine Nation podcast. It’s longer than our usual podcasts and it’s features a couple of special guests. We...
What if your dog offered you a behavior you didn’t ask for? What if it was a good idea? Being smart enough to catch your dog doing something...
Sit!. Down!. Fetch!. These are things that most people associate with dog training. But is there more we can teach our dogs beyond simple be...
Crossing over to positive training can be frustrating. Abandoning old techniques for new is uncomfortable. Especially when you aren’t good a...
Do you ask your dog to do things for you or do you tell them to do them? How we think about working with our dogs matters. It affects our ex...
Is it more ethical or moral to use positive dog training? For Eric Brad, the reasons are less lofty and more practical. And sometimes the si...
Have you heard about positive training but aren’t sure what it is or how to get started? Well, I can give you a road map to success with fou...
When a dog’s behavior suddenly changes, a good dog trainer does not turn to training techniques and behavior modification. They turn to thei...
It would be great if positive training and behavioral science made everything perfect and wonderful with dogs. Most of the time, it does exa...
Coming to Positive Reinforcement training from more traditional methods is called 'crossing over.' It’s not easy to cross over from more fam...
Dog trainers are supposed to be teaching their dogs. Eric Brad has found that there is much that the dog can teach the trainer as well. In t...
Is your dog ‘dominant’ or willing to submit? Could you be living with a dog determined to take over and control your household? Dog Trainer...
Eric Brad challenges his listeners to question what they think they know about dogs. As the Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, “The high...
Some dog trainers use a kind of shorthand when they are describing dogs. Dog trainer Eric Brad thinks that some of those common terms can un...
When training dogs, it’s sometimes helpful to prompt them for the behaviour we are looking for. Trainer Eric Brad cautions that “prompts” ca...
Dog training can sound almost like a chore that needs to be done. But dog trainer Eric Brad finds it an almost musical experience. Working w...
Food is something every dog has every day. Unless they are ill, there should be no reason for our dogs to turn down any snacks we offer them...