I’ve compiled a list of some tips I’ve learned since crossing over. Almost all +R/-P trainers crossed over at one point, and we’d all probably have drastically different lists. These tips are aimed at dog trainers, but they can be applied to training any animal, even people!
For all the other trainers who have crossed over, please feel free to share your tips!
Great advice!! Crossing over is hard, but extremely rewarding!
Another tip is to STOP when you start feeling frustrated. Chances are, once you get pissy, you aren’t gonna make ANY good progress towards your goals. Stop and play ball, or just go and do something different!
Fantastic tip! Frustration is especially dangerous for people just crossing over, because it can cause old habits to rise to the surface. It can be really hard to build up enough self-awareness and self-control to recognize and stop frustration before it boils over, but it’s a really worthwhile skill to develop.
Hong Kong CH Dali Pinky, who, in my opinion, is the perfect traditional shar pei. click that link for more info about traditional shar pei. or there’s this writeup I did for SA’s Pet Island forum, if you want maximum dog nerdage.
I used to think I didn’t like shar pei, but they’re so clever and have so much personality. they aren’t easy dogs by any means- they’re suspicious and sometimes fearful, they can tend towards human and dog aggression if not handled properly.
but in a lot of ways they’re similar to my favorite breed of all, the American pit bull terrier. both are smart, drivey dogs. both do well with positive training methods. their breed traits for dog aggression mean they can be a challenge to manage (and shar pei have that added possibility for human aggression), but if you respect that and work with them to manage it, they’re very rewarding dogs. I’m very lucky to have found two breeds that suit me so well.
the leader by fruchtzwerg’s world on Flickr.
West Midlands Police Dog Unit Display Part One- Crufts 2013
West Midlands Police Dog Unit Display Part One- Crufts 2013
IPObservations Episode 1: The Elegance of IPO
Excellent video series being put together by Ash of Vislor Dog Training Centre in the UK.
A new DNA analysis confirms that this ancient skull, found in a Siberian cave, was an early ancestor of man’s best friend.
A wolf that walked around 33 thousands of years ago in Siberia, was more close related to today’s dog than to today’s wolves. A team of researchers deduced this from DNA-analyses from the in 1975 found fossil remains from the animal.
The researchers think this is yet another indication that dogs did not became domesticated after the latest Ice age in the Middle East, but much earlier and much more in the North. Scientists have been debating for years about the origin of dogs: wolf fossils with dog traits go back to 36 thousands years, but undisputed prove of house dogs only emerge 14 thousands years ago.
Many experts presume that the dog had a ‘lat-relation’ with humans in the period between, whereby wolves sometimes hung around with humans for a while, and then ran wild again.
Images via PLOS ONE/Ovodov
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