Trust your Dog - They generally don't do things for no reason!
Although I'm officially on leave for our summer holidays, it seems my dogs are still teaching me lessons I should have learned by now....
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Taryn
Dec 10, 20183 min read
You Cannot Reinforce an Emotion!
This is one that comes up over and over again: A dog is afraid, the owner picks the dog up or cuddles or soothes the dog and everyone...
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Taryn
Nov 16, 20185 min read
Understanding Fear In Our Dogs
On one occasion while taking my dogs for a walk, I encountered a man on the side of the road near to where I had parked the car. I let...
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Taryn
Nov 14, 20186 min read
Sterilisation – Is it always a matter of course?
We regularly get questions from our clients when their dogs reach 6 months of age, as to whether they should now spay or neuter them....
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Taryn
Oct 17, 20184 min read
The Perfect Dog?
In our jobs as trainers, we want to encourage and inspire people to be the best companions and teachers for their dogs. To do this we...
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Taryn
Oct 13, 20181 min read
The Power of Positive Reinforcement
This video captures something which truly makes us very happy: happy dogs, with happy owners all working happily on an exercise in class....
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Taryn
Oct 11, 20182 min read
Reinforcing behaviours we want to see more of!
I posted on Tuesday about how we need to consciously reinforce the behaviours we like (as opposed to punishing them!) - this shouldn't...
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Taryn
Oct 9, 20182 min read
Don't Punish The Behaviour You Want -Reinforce It!!
I was walking today with a couple of friends and our dogs. At one point we saw someone ahead with two very lovely dogs. The younger one...
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Taryn
Oct 1, 20181 min read
There is no need to deny your dog Love!
Just a quick reminder that nothing has ever been achieved by denying a dog affection or reassurance. There are still sadly many...
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Taryn
Sep 10, 20186 min read
Be Kind To Your Trainer
I hope this post is not too self-indulgent, but I know so many colleagues who are struggling at the moment that I believe awareness needs...
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Taryn
Aug 28, 20182 min read
Don't depend on others for your dog's safety
While hiking yesterday we had an "interesting" encounter with a dog owner with 5 dogs that reminded me of all the things one SHOULDN'T do...
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Taryn
Aug 28, 20181 min read
The start of the Socialisation Period - In Video
One of my older articles explains in detail the experience of raising Cruz as a singleton puppy: https://www.tarynblyth.co.za/raising-a-s...
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Taryn
Aug 28, 20184 min read
Desensitisation and Where We go Wrong
A week ago, I posted a short piece on the misunderstandings around counter-conditioning, and I promised to follow up with a post...
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Taryn
Aug 21, 20181 min read
How Puppies should be!
We often talk about how important it is that puppies are introduced to new things (people, dogs, places and experiences) during the...
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Taryn
Aug 13, 20183 min read
Counter-Conditioning – How This Concept Is So Misunderstood
Desensitization and Counter-conditioning is a common protocol for working with dogs to overcome fears, phobias and reactivity. However,...
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Taryn
Aug 1, 20184 min read
Handling Reactivity in the Car
LOTS of dogs bark in the car at pedestrians, motor bikes, cyclists and other dogs – in fact this is one of the most common complaints...
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Taryn
Jul 25, 20187 min read
How Many is Too Many?
This is a bit of a sensitive subject, but one that there is an increasing need for rational discussion on. How many dogs should a person...
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Taryn
Jul 25, 20185 min read
Why Does Language Matter?
This isn’t a post about what cues or what language you should use with your dog - we always tell owners they can use any cues they like –...
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Taryn
Jun 28, 20185 min read
Be Proactive, not Reactive - lessons borrowed from Outrides
Wednesday was a lovely warm day ahead of the storm and my friend/colleague and I went on another great outride with our horse riding...
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Taryn
Jun 26, 20183 min read
Desensitizing Your Dog To Food Treats? Don’t Spam Your Dog!
We have all heard people say, “My dog just isn’t really food motivated”. While all dogs have to eat to live and so they are essentially...
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