Una simpatica Pasqua al Campionato Lavoro Schnauzer

Che fare a Pasqua? pranzo Pasquale… sedendosi a tavola alle 11.00 per tutto il pomeriggio e magari senza i miei bimbi? No grazie. Quale miglior occasione per passare due giorni con i miei bimbi che andare  al Campionato di Lavoro Schnauzer.? Ebbene si, aggiudicato!  ed abbiamo così passato due giorni splendidi anche se il meteo […]

Reinforcement is defined by your dog.

tratto da  K-949: Training for Humans with Dogs I loI Love this example  ” I switched from cheese to bacon and he cut his time in half”  Reinforcement is defined by your dog. Just because you give your dog kibble when he/she performs a behavior – or even something you *might* think is high-value, such as chicken […]

IL rinforzo è stabilito dal tuo cane

tratto da  K-949: Training for Humans with Dogs Amo questo esempio ” Ho cambiato da formaggio a pancetta e lui ci ha messo metà tempo”  .  Il Rinforzo è stabilito dal tuo cane . Solo perché diamo le  crocchette al cane quando lui / lei esibisce un comportamento – o anche qualcosa che * potrebbe * essere di […]

Britain’s first cloned dog is born – and described as ‘ridiculous waste of money’

Cloning of dachshund puppy Mini-Winnie by Korean company Sooam Biotech raises ethical issues, say scientists The birth of Britain’s first cloned dog has been branded a “ridiculous waste of money” and scientists said the process raised serious ethical concerns. Sooam Biotech, a company based in Seoul, said it had cloned the puppy, named Mini-Winnie, from […]

BRIBERY OR REWARDING?

There is a BIG difference between bribing and rewarding with food. BRIBERY is the act of presenting the food to the dog in order to get the dog to perform a desired behavior. REWARDING is the act of presenting something a dog finds valuable (food, toy, praise, etc.) after the dog has performed the behavior. Below are some examples […]

CORROMPERE O PREMIARE?

C’è una grande differenza tra corrompere e premiare con il cibo. CORROMPERE  è l’atto di presentare il cibo al cane per far eseguire al cane un comportamento desiderato. PREMIARE è l’atto di presentare qualcosa che il cane trova prezioso (cibo, giocattoli, lode , ecc) DOPO che il cane ha eseguito il comportamento. Qui sotto alcuni […]

The Dominance Controversy

In the past few decades our scientific understanding of dog behavior in relation to wolves has advanced and our knowledge of Dominance Theory has changed. Virtually everyone who started as a dog trainer over 15-20 years ago started out using traditional dog training techniques: similar to those used by Cesar Millan (National Geographic’s The Dog […]

My babies are growing

I have not a lot of free time to write during latest period, but I want to share a couple of photos of my babies that are growing and a video of the girl Robin that choose her improvement with controls. Love them so much

Becoming Dr Dolittle: Your Dog can Talk to you!

I’m reading a vey interesting book  “Dog Can Sign Too“  by Sean Senecal. Imagine being able to ask your dog , Who’s at the door? and having her respond, Katy. Or asking  What do you want? and him responding, Water. Or asking , Which toy do you want? and getting the response, Stick. If you’ve ever […]