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Layers of behavior change

Posted on: August 12, 2021 Last updated on: August 12, 2021 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
When we want to change a behavior, it can be helpful to think of an integrated layer approach. Layer 1: Management & Environmental Modification Changing the environment (and often our human behavior) to limit the times the dog does the…
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black retriever Tom's head with green grass backgrounders

Observation

Posted on: June 18, 2021 Last updated on: June 18, 2021 Written by: Katrin Comments: 4
Our dogs are observing us (and the world around them) all of the time. Sometimes their ability to put those observations to good use astounds me (and makes me laugh, very hard). I’m the morning person in our family. I…
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Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

Posted on: June 2, 2021 Last updated on: May 30, 2021 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
I came across this Peter Drucker quote for the first time the other day. While Drucker was speaking in reference to organizational culture, management and economics, the day I read the quote I’d been mulling over for probably the million…
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40 minute meals

Posted on: May 14, 2020 Last updated on: May 14, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Keeping Tom and Zora entertained is taking a bit of creativity. We walk, we train, and then they dejectedly lie around the office while the humans work. As a consolation for their humans being on the computer for so long,…
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Pavlov’s Dogs

Posted on: April 4, 2020 Last updated on: April 2, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
The lack of external cues has been throwing our household for a loop.  While I’m generally rather good at creating routine, none of us realized just how much the dog’s feeding routine and cues were based on external triggers.  Like…
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black and white corgi with a green and brown octopus toy wrapped around her head

Home, Home all the time

Posted on: April 1, 2020 Last updated on: April 1, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
With the many closures of non-essential businesses, businesses shifting to work from home, and school closures, many of our dogs are suddenly finding their people home, home all the time.  While this might be exciting and fun at first, having…
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Routine

Posted on: March 29, 2020 Last updated on: March 29, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
As with the rest of the world, these past few weeks have required adjustment. We are now past the 2 week mark and with my spouse working from home for at min the next month we’ve learned somethings about our…
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black and white corgi staring intently at the camera, standing on a blue pattern rug

Boundary Skills

Posted on: February 15, 2020 Last updated on: February 15, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 1
Place targets, body targets, waiting at doors, and loose leash walking are all versions of boundary skills. All are very valuable in helping our dogs understand and succeed in our human world of fences, leashes, gates and endless number of…
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Don’t Take Good for Granted

Posted on: December 21, 2019 Last updated on: December 21, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 4
With all of the millions of behavior choices available to our dogs in any given instance, it never ceases to amaze how frequently the behaviors they chose are ones that are pretty darn wonderful. That isn’t to discount the moments…
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Falling in the Pond

Posted on: October 17, 2019 Last updated on: October 17, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 6
Often when we look at or make plans for behavior modification with our dogs the focus is on management and gradual exposure to stressors that allow the dog to practice alternate coping skills below threshold working to change the dog’s…
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