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Cues: What are they to your dog?

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Dawn

Anyone who has trained dogs in any capacity for more than a few years remembers when we used to refer to the cue as a command. Many don’t see the distinction, but there is one. A cue is a marker … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 19, 2023 by Dawn

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Keeping Kids and Dogs Safe-From Each Other – The Other End of the Leash

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Dawn

Keeping Kids and Dogs Safe-From Each Other – The Other End of the Leash — Read on http://www.patriciamcconnell.com/theotherendoftheleash/keeping-kids-and-dogs-safe

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Keeping your dog safe during the cold months

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Dawn
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The Baby in the Bath Water

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Dawn

If you’ve been around me you know that I bristle at the use of the term “dominance” when explaining a dog’s behavior.  Often I hear dog trainers say that dominance doesn’t exist.  This isn’t exactly accurate.  So why do so … Continue reading →

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When the Cue Just Won’t Work

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Dawn

It’s unfortunate, but sometimes we train a cue only to find that it later becomes useless. If you train enough, this may have happened to you. But why does it happen, and what can we do to fix it? In … Continue reading →

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May I Pet Your Dog?

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Dawn
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Interview with Dawn Sims: Dachshunds

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Dawn

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But he already knows this!

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Dawn

Every dog trainer hears this.  The frustrated exclamation of a client whose dog isn’t doing as they are told.  About 95% of our clients assert a dog’s knowledge of a cue that he just won’t follow.  They can be both … Continue reading →

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Cooperation Versus Coercion — Wilde About Dogs

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Dawn

I’d like you to imagine that you are a young, not-yet-verbal child who is entering a foster home. Naturally, you are a nervous about meeting your new foster parents, and wonder what life will be like. You don’t yet know … Continue reading →

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