Don't Flood the Dog

Don't Flood the Dog! When you hear the term flooding, your mental picture is likely high rising waters caused by natural disasters like Hurricane Florence (on the South Carolina coast as we speak). Did you know the term “flooding” is used in the dog behavior world and humans intentionally and unintentionally do it to fearful dogs ALL THE TIME? Flooding is a technique used to decrease a human or animal’s fear by exposing them to a fear inducing experience (sometimes in copious amounts) with no escape. The logic behind this is that if the subject is exposed to something...
The Do's and Don'ts of Crate Training

THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF CRATE TRAINING WRITTEN BY: Sean Hendrickson- CPDT-KA www.canineconcepts.dog There is some division in the pet parent world about whether crate training is good or bad for your dog. The answer to this question is that it depends on how the dog feels about the crate itself. If the dog is taught their crate is a place of reward and security they will happily hop in when asked and even potentially spend their down time lounging in it. On the other side of this coin, if the dog is taught to believe their crate is...