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Children
and dogs
Meeting
Milo. Helping dogs and kids to get on and how
to prevent problems. A very helpful site from Canada
with plenty of advice for different ages. Includes
introducing a baby into a doggy household. Look
under 'RESOURCES' for more articles.
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Dogs
and dogs
...preventing and dealing with aggression
Say
hi!
by Suzanne Clothier (from her website Flying
Dog Press, where other articles can be found).
Required reading for people who own dogs
"just want to play" when they
approach less confident dogs.
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Training and behaviour
management
Using
operant conditioning for training dogs. This
is a good summary of the science behind the training.
Includes a quiz so you can test your knowledge.
Clicker
Solutions
is one of the better websites devoted to the practical
use of clicker training.
James
Wellbeloved Pet
Club Magazine
(Canine Agony Aunt, Paddy Driscoll)
Tugging
games: teaching the rules. Go to Issue
10
Handling
a so-called "dominant" dog and issues
around 'dominance'. Go
to Issue 11
Using
food rewards more effectively and getting rid of
food as a lure. Go
to issue 12
Punishment?
Why
I don't use shock collars...
The Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors position.
This interesting study by Schilder
and van den Borg
highlights some of the potential problems in their use.
Plus...why I don't use check
chains.
Competitive
training
Loads
of good information on all aspects of competing in the
breed ring, agility, obedience and working trials. Most
have links to all sorts of gems including items for
sale (like dog guards), dogs wanting homes, rules and
regs, dates of shows and events
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Other events and courses
(for Teamwork Training courses click here)
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Helping dogs
and their owners
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