Harris the GSD, Reactive Behaviour – The Start

Here is a video of my training session last week with the big and sweet Harris.
 
I posted about Harris before, but if you have not seen it I will give you a short introduction.
 
Harris was attacked by 3 dogs when he was a young pup and became reactive to other dogs.
 
Meanwhile, he was seeing a trainer who used force, intimidation and dominance-based approaches to “solve it”.
 
By the end of the “training”, the “trainer” advised Harris’ mom to use an electric shock collar to “zap the reactivity out of him”, which means, torture him until he would not react to other dogs.
 
His mom rejected it and luckily got in touch with me.
 
Here we are starting, but certainly, we already see things moving in the right direction, using only positive training approaches.
 
WATCH OUT FOR ANYBODY WHO WILL ADVISE YOU TO TRAIN OR EDUCATE YOUR DOG WITH SLIP LEADS, CHOKE CHAINS, PRONG COLLARS AND ELECTRONIC SHOCK COLLARS. THESE ARE TOOLS OF TORTURE AND NOT TRAINING.
 
Thank you,
 
Dog Behaviourist Ricardo Ministro


 
 
 
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Basic Exercise for Connection

Here is a short clip of an exercise you all can do with your dogs to build Connection.

It will help if your dog pulls on the lead if your dog does not have recall and mainly in overall Connection with you.

Let me know if you have any questions about it.

Thank you,

Dog Behaviourist Ricardo Ministro

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Do we need to be the master or alpha?

– Do we need to be the master or alpha in a relationship with Dogs?

– Are problematic behaviours in dogs a result of lack of control?

– Will dogs only behave if they know that we are “above” them?

These are all questions and topics which are still discussed and mentioned nowadays between humans in relation to the care and education of dogs.

Watch the video if you want to know more! Feel free to discuss the topics on the comments’ section.

Thank you,

Dog Behaviourist Ricardo Ministro

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Taz the Staffie Cross, Reactive Behaviour – S.6

We are getting closer!

I posted about Taz before, he is a staffie cross that was attacked in the past by another dog and became very reactive to all dogs.

His family tried to deal with the problem for a while with different equipment and approaches, but things were not improving and they decided to get in touch with me.

We have been working for a while now and we are seeing really cool improvements in his behaviour.

To change behaviour we must understand it’s function, respect the dog’s needs and work from there.

All these ideas that are spread over the world community that dogs need “masters”, “alpha roles” and simply “be obedient” to behave “well” are pure bullshit.

What dogs need is to feel safe and stable within their environment.

Just like any being, just like any human.

Do not believe if somebody will tell you to use force, intimidation or pain to achieve certain goals with your dog.

Do not believe if somebody tells you that you need to be “the master”, “the alpha”, and that is why your dog behaves in xyz way.

Again, that is PURE BULLSHIT.

Even if that is coming from your neighbour or your local “dog trainer” or “behaviourist”!

Dogs Need To Be Respected and Helped.

Not Controlled and Intimidated.

Get in touch with me if you want to understand more, I will be happy to explain to you all the dark side of using force or intimidation with a dog, for free!

Comments and questions are welcome unless you will defend punitive methods in animal training. If so, You will be deleted from this page, no extra time.

Dog Behaviourist Ricardo Ministro

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