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Canine Campus
by Canine Campus
Learn how positive reinforcement training can make life with your pack better for all of you. Tips on behavior modification and dog training tricks from Deven Gaston, C.P.D.T., Canine Campus, and our friends.
Episodes
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Canine Campus #24: Leave It!
"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 start out with a big bag of listener mail, including:...
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Canine Campus #23: Dominance Theory
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 current science that can help us deal more effectively…
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Canine Campus #22: Punishment
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 position statement from the American Veterinary Society of...
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Canine Campus #21: Oops! Using Consequnces to Deal with Unwanted Behaviors
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, especially in light of a recent study from the University…
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Canine Campus #20: Rescue, Adoption, and New Media
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 from their facility. Dan gives great tips on how they…
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Canine Campus #19: Attention!
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 group, Friend us, whatever, but be sure to get in touch...
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Canine Campus #18: Spa Day
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 Canine Campus!) 1024x768 Normal 0 false false false EN-US...
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Canine Campus #17: How to Survive (and Thrive!) in a Multi-Dog Household
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 HOUSEHOLD" by Karen London & Patricia McConnell.
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Canine Campus #16: Life Rewards
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 continuous to intermittent reinforcement schedules, and…
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Canine Campus #15: What to Consider when Considering a Dog
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 questions includes some analysis of breed...
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Canine Campus #14: Calming Signals
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 any serious dog trainer. In this episode, Deven...
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Canine Campus #13: Resource Guarding
Deven discusses how to approach the problem of resource guarding, with valuable references and tools for keeping pup away from treasured but troublesome treats. Later in the show, learn how to defer this behavior from puppyhood while teaching appropriate chewing and mouthing. Recommended Reading...
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Canine Campus #12: Leash Aggression
Almost-perfect pooches that exhibit bad behavior on-leash might have many reasons for doing so - here's how to accurately identify and change the behavior, with details on how the process works and what you can do to increase your efficiency as a trainer. Thanks to listener Mark from Sweden for...
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Canine Campus #11: Viewer Mail, Socialize your Puppy!
Finding the right trainer for you, how to build "anticipation" in training, praise for Susan Garrett, why puppy socialization is so important. links: Susan Garret via Dogwise DOGS! Course at Purdue University
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Canine Campus #10: Therapy Dogs
Blair French, Therapy Dogs International Evaluator, discusses what therapy-dog work is all about - the differences between Therapy Dogs and Service Animals, and Animal-assisted therapy. Learn what's required in the test, what you can learn in a class, and what's involved in the training, work…
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Canine Campus #9: Special Report #3 from The APDT Conference in Kansas City, MO
Deven Gaston's delayed report from her last day at the 2006 APDT conference, with reports on Dr. Esther Schalke's research on shock collars ("Stress Symptoms Caused by the Use of Electric Training Collars on Dogs in Everyday Life Situations"), and what Dr. Patricia McConnell had to say about her...
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Canine Campus #8: Special Report #2 from The APDT Conference in Kansas City, MO
Highlights from Day 3 of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers conference in Kansas City. MO. Deven Gaston reports on Acupressure for the Canine Athlete, Assessing the Risk of Injury by Aggressive Dogs, and new products from the show floor. Links: Four Paws, Five Directions, A Guide To Chinese...
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Canine Campus #7: Special Report #1 from The APDT Conference in Kansas City, MO
News and Highlights from the First Day of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers conference in Kansas City. MO. Deven Gaston reports on the Keynote from Susan Garrett, the UPENN Canine Behavioral Research Questionnaire, and some great new stuff from Premier. Also, Music from the Podsafe Music…
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Canine Campus #6: Who's Walking Who?
Why do dogs tug on the leash and what can we do to train away this natural, if not annoying, behavior? Canine Campus Trainer Deven Gaston discusses why dogs tug, how we complicate the behavior, and what we can do with positive reinforcement training to eliminate this pesky behavior.
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Canine Campus #5: The Low Down on Jumping Up
Deven Gaston discusses the problem of dogs jumping up and positive-reinforcement training techniques for eliminating this annoying behavior. Show notes and links: Pat Miller: The Power of Positive Dog Training Positive Perspectives Patricia McConnell: The Other End of the Leash Association of Pet...
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Canine Campus #4: Pen Pals Prison Dog Training
Video: Washington D.C.'s ABC-7 News profiles the Pen Pals Prison Dog Training Program and Canine Campus trainer Deven Gaston.
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Canine Campus #3: Adult/Adolescent Obedience, Part Three of Three
In the third part of our series on adult and adolescent obedience, we'll wrap up the class with a discussion on the difficulties of generalization, the life cycle of a behavior ("from new to known"), the different types of rewards we use to encourage desired behaviors, and a few more tips on...
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Canine Campus #2: Adult/Adolescent Obedience, Part Two of Three
Welcome back to our most popular popular class at Canine Campus, Adult and Adolescent Obedience. Your trainer Deven Gaston digs deep in to the fundamentals of Positive Reinforcement training and behavior modification. Visit us on the web at www.CanineCampus.com
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Canine Campus #1: Adult/Adolescent Obedience, Part One of Three
Sit in on our most popular popular class at Canine Campus, Adult and Adolescent Obedience. Your trainer Deven Gaston will be addressing many of the common behavioral issues that arise after puppyhood, and discussing the positive-reinforcement tools and techniques we'll use to address those…
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Learn how positive reinforcement training can make life with your pack better for all of you. Tips on behavior modification and dog training tricks from Deven Gaston, C.P.D.T., Canine Campus, and our friends.
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