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What is “Intelligent Disobedience” and How Does It Impact Training?
Intelligent Disobedience is when an animal chooses to disobey an instruction for a reason beyond not understanding the command, not wanting to, or fear. It’s an action that can be highly desirable in some situations and breeds, while incredibly frustrating in others. What it isn’t Sometimes, the reason behind the disobedience is simple: “I don’t…
Your Dog Is Smarter Than You Think (Probably)
Do you say “lets go for a walk” before taking your dog out?Do you ask “do you want to go for a car ride?” before doing so? Does your dog get incredibly excited every time you do so? Unless you’ve actively been training your dog about “lets go” “walk” “want” and “car ride”, your dog…
Your Dog Training Must Have Items–Part 2
Full discloser: some of the links below are part of various affiliate plans. Purchases made through the links help support Project Pawsible. In the last post in this series, I talked strongly about crate training and why it’s such an important safety must have. The below list is split between shelters and rescues, then for…
Your Dog Training Must Have Items, Part 1
It’s important to start out with the right equipment when you’re bringing a dog home. But how do you pick what might work for your dog before you bring her home? Crate Training? Yes or No? There are a lot of different opinions about whether to crate train, if it creates or helps separation anxiety,…
How To Stop Your Dog From Developing Possessive Behaviors
Key Takeaways Understanding Dog Possessiveness WHAT CAUSES POSSESSIVENESS IN DOGS?