Tag Archives: Positive Reinforcement

Humping. I’m sure we all have funny stories about dogs humping. I know I do! But it’s actually a behavior I get asked about quite a bit, and most people are concerned about it, and believe it to be a problem behavior, and just wish it would stop. The thing is that humping, or mounting is a very normal canine …

Something to keep in mind when we teach our dog a new behavior, such as sit, stay, come or any other behavior:  It isn’t the dog’s responsibility to obey the cue to the behavior, but rather it is our responsibility to reward the dog for performing the behavior. Remember, the more a dog is reinforced for a behavior, the more …

Hello, I have a ten month old Bernedoodle (half Bernese half poodle). He is still in his puppy stage and his biting has gotten better except for when we have him on his long leash on the back yard. Whenever he barks at the door we put him on the leash in the backyard for his to do his business. …

We recently took in a young, medium/large male dog. We don’t know his age, breed, or much of his background. We know he was severely underweight and has injuries from being attacked by other dogs; it is our understanding that he was on a tie-out and unable to escape when attacked. He seems to be some mixture of hound and …

We have a 9 1/2 year old pom/spitz mix who recently had knee surgery to repair a torn ACL ligament (over one month ago). His other knee is in bad shape as well but the vet wants to wait and see if it will also require surgery, since it was not in as bad condition as the one he operated …

    Join HSI/Canada at the 2nd Annual Comedy evening at the Comedy Nest in Montreal! Come support the Stop Puppy Mills Campaign while having an amazing time! This year, the hilarious Jesse Joyce, who has appeared on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’s “Pass The Mic”, will be headlining …

Hey there Montreal Dog Blog readers! So, sadness with summer almost being game over but I’m going to talk about some fun stuff you can do outside even as the weather gets cooler. Dog agility! Dog agility is pretty amazing to watch but that’s not why I love it. I think it’s rad because of the sense of pride the …

THIS SATURDAY! HOT TOPICS  with Animal Behavior Consultant  GABY DUFRESNE-CYR Enjoy an info-packed seminar with Animal Behaviour Consultant Gaby Dufresne-Cyr – as heard on CJAD 800 (Mondays, 1:30 pm). TOPICS: Kibble – The inside scoop on quality, nutrition and recalls Pit Bulls – Loving family pets or people-eating monsters? Positive Reinforcement vs. Dominance-Based Training – The effective and humane way to …

As it is important for us humans to keep up with our own nail trimming it is the same for our dogs. Every dog needs their nails trimmed. Trimming your dogs nails is essential to its grooming. Untrimmed nails leaves dogs vulnerable to painful broken nails.  Once your dog has split or broken a nail it will require veterinary attention and in …