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GENERAL DOG TRAINING

Impulse Control
Doggie Zen (Shirley Chong)
Protocol for relaxation (Dr. Karen L. Overall)

Come When Called
Choosing to come when called (Aidan Bindoff)
Why doesn't my dog come when I call? (Leah Roberts)

Give/Drop It
Give and take (Pat Miller)
How to teach "give" (Leah Roberts)

Walking on Leash
Teaching your dog to walk nicely on leash (Leah Roberts)

Advanced Concepts
How to clicker train your dog to stay in the yard(Steve Benjamin)
Teaching left from right (Aidan Bindoff)
How to train a dog to stay in an unfenced yard(Diane Garrod)

Choosing a Trainer
Experience without education is worse than useless - it's dangerous
How to choose the right dog trainer (AVSAB)
Do I need a trainer or a behavior expert? (Stacy Greer)
We may love them, but we sure don't respect them (Debbie Jacobs)
If it does not seem right to you, you can tell a trainer to stop (Dr. Emily Levine)
Finding a good dog trainer (Linda Michaels)
How to choose the right dog trainer (Leah Roberts)
Choosing the right dog trainer (Leah Roberts)
When choosing a dog trainer, buyer beware! (Leah Roberts)
Dog training tools and how to use them (Leah Roberts)
Naked dog training (Leah Roberts)
Dog training in a fast-food society (Leah Roberts)
What to expect from a basic dog training class (Leah Roberts)
Continuing education after puppy class graduation (Leah Roberts)
The ABCs of dog training made easy (Leah Roberts)
What is positive training? (Anne Springer)
When your teeth hurt, do you call a plumber? (Anne Springer)
Standing up to your dog trainer (Nicole Wilde)
How to choose a dog trainer in about two seconds (John Visconti)
Choosing the right trainer (Andre Yeu)

DOG WILLING
Positive Training Solutions
by Leah Roberts

www.dogwilling.com
LeahRobertsDogTrainer@gmail.com
phone: 407-288-6176
Dog training classes are held at
G.O.D.O.G.S.
1470 Swanson Dr. Oviedo, FL 32765
(behind Shaffer Animal Hospital
on Mitchell Hammock)

GENERAL DOG BEHAVIOR ISSUES

Barking
How to curb your dog's barking (Andrea Arden)
How to stop your dog from barking excessively (Leah Roberts)

Nipping/Chewing
How to survive puppy teething and nipping (Casey Lomonaco)
What to do when your puppy is nipping (Leah Roberts)
Safe chew toys for your dog (Leah Roberts)

Jumping
Teach your friendly dog to greet politely without jumping (Leah Roberts)

Separation Anxiety
5 tips for teaching your pup to be alone (Andrea Arden)
Top tips for overcoming separation anxiety (ASPCA)
Managing your dog's separation anxiety (Aidan Bindoff)
How to treat separation anxiety in dogs (Diane Garrod)
Separation anxiety (HSUS)

Leadership
Becoming your puppy's leader (Andrea Arden)
Leadership and the family dog (Leah Roberts)

Socialization
Socializing a litter of puppies (Gwen Bailey)
Developmental stages and socialization (Carol A. Byrnes)
No on-leash greetings (Eric Goebelbecker)
Puppy socialization and vaccinations (Linda Michaels)
The magic pill for puppies (Dr. Lisa Radosta)
The importance of socializing your puppy (Leah Roberts)
Games dogs play (Leah Roberts)
Is your dog a dog park dog? (Anne Springer)

Adolescence
What's in it for me? (Patricia McConnell)
What alien abducted my sweet puppy and left this monster clone? (Leah Roberts)

Chasing
Controlling predatory chase behavior using positive reinforcement (Jane Ardern)
Chase this, not that (Patricia McConnell)

DOG AGGRESSION AND FEAR ISSUES

Steve Markwell recommends positive reinforcement for rehabilitating dangerous dogs (Eve Alexander)
Can you change a dangerous dog's behavior? (Jolanta Benal)
Fear: When nothing else matters (Maureen Blackman)
Thresholds: When dogs reach their emotional edge (Maureen Blackman)
Scared dog - reassure or ignore? (GottaPet)
Mistakes owners make when dealing with a food aggressive dog (Pat Gray)
The human toll from dog-dog aggression (Suzanne Hetts)
Is your dog emotionally scarred? (Katherine Kam)
You can't reinforce fear - dogs and thunderstorms (Patricia McConnell)
Positively stress-free dog grooming (Bonnie Peregoy)
Across a threshold (Mardi Richmond)
Thank your dog for growling (Leah Roberts)
Living with dog-dog resource guarding: Part 1 (Anne Rogers)
Living with dog-dog resource guarding: Part 2 (Anne Rogers)
Living with dog-dog resource guarding: Part 3 (Anne Rogers)
Dogs and fear of strangers (Dr. Sophia Yin)

GETTING A NEW PUPPY OR ADULT DOG

Good dogs do bite (Dr. Ian Dunbar)
Common mistakes of new dog owners (Bronwyn Harris)
Potty training basics for puppies and untrained dogs (Leah Roberts)
I just got a puppy... now what do I do? (Leah Roberts)
Should you crate your dog? (Leah Roberts)
Proper (and improper) handling of young puppies (Leah Roberts)
What kind of dog should I get? (Leah Roberts)
The importance of dog training (Leah Roberts)

THE SCIENCE BEHIND DOG TRAINING

The Mechanics
Decreasing latency (Bob Bailey)
Operant and classical conditioning (Stacy Braslau-Schneck)
Pavlovian/classical conditioning (Stacy Braslau-Schneck)
The new science of understanding dog behavior (Dr. John Bradshaw)
What is a threshold? (Ines Gaschot)
Change your perspective and train your dog (Kelly Gorman Dunbar)
She blinded me with science (Eric Goebelbecker)
The teachable moment (Debbie Jacobs)
Stop your dog's problem behaviors instantly! (Debbie Jacobs)
Is it positive reinforcement training? (Sarah Kalnajs)
Please! Help me! My dog is acting like... a dog! (Casey Lomonaco)
The myth of normal dogs (Casey Lomonaco)
Why won't my dog listen? (Casey Lomonaco)
Got behaviors? Want proof? (Casey Lomonaco)
He's untrainable (Laurie Luck)
The different theories of training explained (Cindy Ludwig)
Eight ways of changing a behavior (Karen Pryor)
Dog-friendly training part 1: the lure/reward method (Leah Roberts)
Extinction burst: Why your dog's behavior sometimes worsens when you are trying to break a habit (Leah Roberts)
Dog training vs. management: Pick your battles (Leah Roberts)
The ABCs of dog training made easy (Leah Roberts)
10 ways to tell if your dog is annoyed with you (Dr. Stephanie Sarkus)
Fact vs. fiction part 1 (Victoria Stilwell)
4 life-threatening behavior myths (Valarie V. Tynes, DVM)

Using Motivators
Cooked chicken is also now dangerous? (Jean Donaldson)
The case for using food lures and rewards (Dr. Ian Dunbar)
5 myths about training dogs with treats (Eric Goebelbecker)
Common myths about using treats to train dogs (Pat Gray)
Mythbusting: Dogs that aren't food motivated (Katherine Ostiguy)
He should do it because he loves me (Sarah Reusche)
When liver doesn't cut it (Leah Roberts)
Avoiding treat dependency (Leah Roberts)
How's your relationship? (Anne Springer)
Why positive training is not bribery (Victoria Stilwell)
Rewards - yup (Nancy Tanner)

Clicker Training
Getting started with clicker training (Cindy Ludwig)
Teach your dog a simple behavior using clicker training (Cindy Ludwig)
Dog-friendly training part 2: Clicker training (Leah Roberts)
Why I love my clicker (Leah Roberts)
Sometimes the clicker is quicker (Leah Roberts)
Are you clicker training, or training with a clicker? (Kathy Sdao)

Why "Balanced" Training is Dangerous
Poisoned cues: The case of the stubborn dog (Rebecca Lynch)
The effects of combining positive and negative reinforcement during training (Nicole A. Murrey)
Punishment - problems and negative side effects (John M. Nichols)
The poisoned cue (Dr. Karen Pryor)

Speaking Dog
Canine body language - keeping families safe (Doggone Safe)
What is your dog communicating? A guide to calming signals (Ines Gaschot)
Are those calming signals you see? (Johann the Dog)
The language of dogs (Paivi Reijonen)
Learning to speak dog (Leah Roberts)
Calming signals gallery (Turid Rugaas)
Calming signals - the art of survival (Turid Rugaas)

No Reward Markers
NRMs - no reward markers (Melissa Alexander)
The nonsense of no (Michael Baugh)
Errorless learning vs. the use of No Reward Markers (NRMs) (Emily Larlham)
A barnyard of verbal reprimands (Yvette Van Veen)

DOG BREEDING

Why you should not breed your dog (Leah Roberts)
The horrors of puppy mills (Leah Roberts)

COMPILATION PAGES

Canis Blogus (Canis Bonus)
+R/-P Dog Resource Webpage (Leonard Cecil)
Examiner.com Articles on Dog Training and Behavior (Leah Roberts)
Dog Star Daily Articles on Dog Training and Behavior (Leah Roberts)

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