Zen Dog Canine Behavior and Training

22/10/2020

Many people abuse crates .... which makes it a horrible prison.
Be good to your dog 🙏🏻

The dog would have seen the crate as a safe space if he had been crate-trained properly. But instead, they just stuffed him inside, and now he thinks of it as a prison.

02/10/2020

12/02/2020

We all love our dogs. We cuddle them, spoil them, and tend to forgive them for whatever mischief they create. It’s easy to forget that our beloved canines are, after all, animals. They howl, growl, and sorry to tell you the obvious, they bite.

04/02/2020

24/01/2020

BEWARE of ego maniac dog trainers!!! They are a dime a dozen!!!! In every state!
This is in Milwaukee 🤬🤬🤬🤬

WEST MILWAUKEE, Wis. (CBS 58)-- A dog training video showing a deaf and muzzled dog having a crate door slammed in its face is causing a social media frenzy. As of Thursday night, the video has gotte

20/01/2020

The Department of Transportation overturned the ban.

19/01/2020

So true ... always be kind to your dog 💓

27/12/2019

Truth

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02/12/2019

“Dog fights: it’s not a sport. It’s animal cruelty, plain and simple,” Wright said. “These dogs need a voice, they need someone to stand up for them.”

15/11/2019

He should be arrested for all his cruelty to dogs!!!!

Here's a snippet of what Cesar Millan's methods do to the dog!

Force based, dominance based dog training techniques have robbed today’s domestic dog of the rights he has to space, and respect of his own life on earth.

Normal dog behaviours like growling for space when crowded, barking, chewing things, showing a little tension over food when he eats, pulling on the lead or digging in the garden have been labelled behaviour ‘problems’.

In the methods that Cesar and the followers use - natural dog behaviour is assumed to be a challenge to the humans in the home. This mindset is not only way off the truth - it also justifies punishment or force.

Punishments that I have seen Cesar use include; painful collars, finger jabs, intimidation, hanging a dog by a lead and collar, kicking, standing over a dog and threatening them. Physically pushing a dog onto their side and back, approaching a dog that's eating and hitting or kicking them.

Punishment and force cause crippling fear, stress and suppression of the act by the dog. Suppression of the dog’s most natural communication and behaviour is unfair and can be dangerous.

The gentler natured dog may just go with the flow - because they can't cope with confrontation.These dogs live a life where their overall potential and confidence is lowered. They do this because they have learned to behave in a way that makes them convenient and easy to live with.

The stressed, anxious and confused dog will not adapt so well to forced suppression and becomes highly fearful or eventually defensive/aggressive.

Initially the dog may fight the bully and end up more abused, resulting in emotional shutdown or learned helplessness. This is obvious to the trained eye and quite heartbreaking. This is labelled a 'calm sumbissive state' It's actually a nervous system freeze state based on the dog being literally 'scared stiff'

Suppression occurs if the approach forces the dog to wait it out, and it’s then assumed the behaviour is changed.

But when the bully leaves, the behaviour returns because nothing positive or useful has been achieved - least of all useful learning - and the dog is more confused than ever which will be shown in his behaviour, but this time he's also scared he's going to be hurt.

It beggars belief that people are still doing this to dogs, particularly whilst we live in the age of information and dog scientists everywhere are speaking out against it.

The untamed ego is a scary, scary thing.

Sally .com
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07/11/2019

16/10/2019

🆘 WRONG!!!!! 🆘

I am so sad to see this being spread around as if it is some magic answer to interacting dogs.
I can not even imagine the amount of dogs I could not have gotten together if I took this advice and that is a shame that many people will.
Sure, there are dogs out there that would be fine with an initial off leash meeting with another dog. However there are many dogs out there that would not and that is the real world.
So why set them up to fail? 🤷🏻‍♀️
That is so unfair to the majority of dogs out there (of all breeds and sizes).
Done in the proper way and slowly, leash interactions can be very helpful to many dogs needing the skills.
I’ve worked with countless dogs that were on the euthanasia list simply because they were deemed “dog aggressive” and were never taught properly. Slow Leash interactions saved their lives and then they flourished in a home with other dogs.
I am not talking about allowing dogs to rush into one another’s faces either.
I’ve seen that too many times off and on leash and it can result in a negative outcome.
But encouraging people not to use leashes during an interaction for a broad spectrum of society’s dogs is outright dangerous.
Truly dangerous!! I would advise against it.

There is no perfect answer when interacting dogs but my philosophy has always been take it slow... allow the dogs to walk near one another first to feel one anothers energy, No need to rush it.
You can always move forward safely, but once the dogs are in a fight it’s hard to back that up.
I pray with this being spread around no dogs and humans are harmed.

02/10/2019

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09/07/2019

African buffalo are actually one of Earth's most dangerous animals, killing perhaps 200 people a year.

25/06/2019

But it wasn't all good news.

12/06/2019

Summer is here upon us and we know that our furry friends love the sun. Here is a chart that has a few summer tips to keep in mind this summer.

02/06/2019

No matter how often you see it on the news and you hear about it from friends and family, people insist on leaving their dogs in the car. While I

31/05/2019

Please spread the word LONG ISLAND!!!

14/05/2019

Rats may be everywhere and challenging to get rid of. But second-generation anticoagulants are killing not just rats, but mountain lions.

07/05/2019

TIP - Ticks are expected to be bad this season. Keep a lint roller in your car and go over yourself before climbing in. Safe for dogs too.

05/05/2019

Coyotes are smart, and they do attack pets, but they probably won't try to lure your dog to its death.

20/04/2019

Some of The best dogs ever ..... they have so much to teach us ♥️🐾

13/04/2019

106 years ago, the "unsinkable ship" struck an iceberg, sinking on its voyage to America. But, did you know there were at least 12 dogs on the Titanic?

09/04/2019

Love this 💖

03/04/2019

Virginia's Governor Ralph Northam signed Tommie's Law into effect, making pet cruelty a felony.

07/03/2019

'They're no different from us': the woman who follows urban coyotes

San Francisco’s resident Coyote Lady met her first coyote early one cool June morning on Twin Peaks, one of the city’s tallest hills.

The coyote was a curious little thing, prancing here and there, dashing up the hill, and then down, all the while watching this strange creature and her dog. “She ran this way, she ran that way, she was so excited, like, ‘What’s going on? What are you doing?’” said Janet Kessler, 69.

In other words, it was as if Kessler met herself that day in 2007. Describing her first magical encounter, Kessler jumped up from her table at a local cafe to show how that coyote danced and played. Skittering back and forth, she demonstrated that the coyote was more than just an animal, more than the predator feared by small-dog owners, more than just the vermin that so many in rural areas still consider these creatures to be.

Read more here: http://bit.ly/2XzQBlW

Photo: Janet Kessler