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Protected: Helping the Dog Who’s Afraid of Something, Everything, or Nothing at All
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Enhancing Small Dog Lives: Simple Steps for Big Impacts
It’s no secret that small dogs are, well, smaller. We often place them in a category of their own, apart from larger dogs, but small dogs and large
I Spy… Fun Group Dog Training Classes
Terry Ryan is known for her pithy wisdom, patience, and signature classes that are creative, fun, and effective. Her training games help improve the performance of both canine
How to Know If Enrichment Is Actually Enriching
So, you want to provide enrichment for your pet or your clients’ pets. Awesome! Welcome. One of the questions we at Pet Harmony get asked frequently is, “How
Snake Avoidance: A Positive Reinforcement Approach
Snake-avoidance training can be a lifesaver for dogs that live among venomous snakes. A common way to train snake avoidance is to pair a strong aversive, like an electric
Foundation Behaviors: A Practical Perspective
I am asked regularly, “What are the first behaviors that we should train our animals? Does the order matter? How do we determine what should be trained first?”
How to Communicate with a Deaf Dog
Challenge: a hearing-impaired dog Do you care for a deaf dog? Have you ever had the opportunity to work with a deaf dog? I had not—until Blanca. In
How to Use a Snuffle Mat
Does your dog scarf down his food in record time? Do you wish you could slow him down as he eats his meals?Would you like to find a way
How to Teach Loose-Leash Walking
Oh, my aching arm Get your dog to walk without pulling! But how? We are masters at allowing our dogs to drag us down the street. The most
Ignorance Is Bliss: Real-World Use of Modifiers with a Search & Rescue Dog
A search-and-rescue start Sometimes trainers venture into uncharted training territory without realizing how novel or new it might be. I have been teaching a graduate course on animal
New Puppy? What to Focus on First!
What a difference a day makes You and your little four-legged bundle of joy arrive home. 24 hours later you begin to question your sanity, wondering what has
Behavior Management
Cat Training
Dog Training
Ken Ramirez's Letters
Skill Development
Teaching Others
Training All Species
The Jackpot Mystique: Tool or Trainer Superstition?
A perplexing tool As I travel around the world lecturing about training, there are certain questions that come up again and again. The end-of-session signal, the keep-going signal, the