by cheerfuldogs | Behaviour Modification, Canine Body Language, Dog Behavior, Dog Behaviour & Training, Dog Stress Signals, Dog Training, Force-free Dog Training, Positive Reinforcement
Today, in our dog-friendly training tip for enlightened dog lovers – Chief Cheery Officer (CCO) Kiyo demonstrates that it pays to respond to his name! We often use our dog’s name in a way that doesn’t quite encourage it to respond to it, e.g. we use...
by cheerfuldogs | Behaviour Modification, Canine Body Language, Dog Behavior, Dog Behaviour & Training, Dog Stress Signals, Dog Training, Force-free Dog Training, Positive Reinforcement
Today, in our dog-friendly training tip for enlightened dog lovers – Chief Cheery Officer (CCO) Kiyo shares the secret of how he learnt his name… or even a new one! Kiyo responds to his name by looking at us Every family dog has been given a name, but not...
by cheerfuldogs | Behaviour Modification, Canine Body Language, Dog Behavior, Dog Behaviour & Training, Dog Stress Signals, Dog Training, Force-free Dog Training, Positive Reinforcement
We’re often perplexed, shocked, embarrassed when we realize that we have a dog that’s reactive in some way – extremely fearful, or when it shows some form of aggression. How do we help these dogs? Here are 2 articles that can help us understand the...
by cheerfuldogs | Behaviour Modification, Canine Body Language, Dog Behavior, Dog Behaviour & Training, Dog Stress Signals, Dog Training, Force-free Dog Training, Positive Reinforcement
Chief Cheery Officer Kiyo of cheerfuldogs.com Almost every year, J flies in and (is) volunteered to take candid shots of our Chief Cheery Officer Kiyo. By nature, J much prefers to let sleeping dogs lie, but over the years, she has come to be quite the doting aunty of...
by cheerfuldogs | Behaviour Modification, Canine Body Language, Dog Behavior, Dog Behaviour & Training, Dog Stress Signals, Dog Training, Force-free Dog Training, Positive Reinforcement
I first met Pinot, Judy and Chris about 3 years ago, when Pinot was showing all the frustrating behaviours of an adolescent Goldie who just hasn’t quite found his role yet. Pinot was smart and quickly learnt that there were more rewarding ways to interact with...
by cheerfuldogs | Behaviour Modification, Canine Body Language, Dog Behavior, Dog Behaviour & Training, Dog Stress Signals, Dog Training, Force-free Dog Training, Positive Reinforcement
Birthday Kisses! It all began a little more than 5 years ago… a once-loved Goldie was left at the shelter, reasons unknown. One day his Buddy and Meme (roughly pronounced as “mur-mur”) came, they connected, and now here we are… this is...
