Admin Note: Hi All! Sorry we've been incommunicado. We've been out of touch because Canine Campus is in the process moving to a new, larger facility in Charlottesville that is more tailored to our clients needs. Unfortunately, as we move this w
"Leave it" is a command that is essential to protecting your dog from environmental hazards and an important part of many therapy dog evaluations. We spend the second half of the show discussing this cue in the context of other behaviors, and s
Learn all about "pecking order" and where we get our beliefs and theories of alphas, pack leaders, and dominance. After the history, we get to the current science, and wrap up our three-part series on unwanted behavior, punishment, and the curr
In our last episode, we discussed methods consistent with a "positive" training approach for eliminating unwanted behaviors. This week, we talk about punishment, the negative effects it can have on your training agenda, and the official positio
Positive reinforcement training teaches behaviors and decision making skills, but how do we deal with unwanted behaviors? This show demonstrates techniques for indicating a behavior is undesirable without resorting to positive punishment, espec
(unless that's a contradiction in terms?)We have some folks Freestyling at Canine Campus these days - Are any of you in to it?Stace is editing the podcast right now, hope to have it posted tomorrow. Until then, enjoy this!
Atlanta Copywriter and Videographer Dan Goldgeier stops by to talk about his work with the Animal Rescue League of Northwest Georgia and how they are using Facebook, YouTube, and other new media tools to help facilitate and increase adoptions f
Attention is the foundation of every communication with your dog, so in this episode, we discuss Attention Training – Why it’s important, how to teach attention training, and how to put it to work for you!Also - we're on FaceBook! Join our g
We're back for 2009!In this show: Listener letters, a brief chat about Raw Diet, and a quick answer for Ted on drive, which we'll be dedicating an entire episode to very soon. Primarily, we discuss handling and grooming (it's Spa Day at Canin
The podcast? Well, I know you've heard it before, but we've actually started recording for 2009. We're in a new studio and working out the kinks. First episode of the season should be up in a week or so!
You need to have flashplayer enabled to watch this Google videoWe just came across this great video linked from the Blog of Major General Michael Oates, the commander of the Army's Task Force Mountain. "Military Working Dogs" is about the i
Deven discusses strategies and resources for overcoming the unique challenges of living with more than two dogs, including throwing out outdated notions of pack hierarchy and the book"FEELING OUTNUMBERED? HOW TO MANAGE & ENJOY A MULTI-DOG HOUSE
Deven discusses how using life rewards (i.e. rewards that aren't food treats!) can help integrate positive reinforcement training in to every interaction with your dog. We discuss how to identify life rewards, the importance of moving from cont
What are the tough questions you need to ask yourself when considering asking a dog into your life? Deven and Stace review Purdue's "Pet Selection Survey" (download) and discuss the process of adding a dog to your family. Review of the survey
Norwegian dog trainer Turid Rugaas is a noted expert on canine body language, notably "calming signals" which are signals dogs give other dogs and humans that denote stress, and even a cursory study of Rugaas' work provides invaluable tools for