Three Dogs Gear is now available!

by Lisa on March 20, 2010

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Three Dogs Gear is now available!

For years we’ve toyed with the idea and quietly experimented in the background, but now we’re proud to announce that Three Dogs Gear is finally available!

Working with CafePress, we’re now offering great Three Dogs Training t-shirts and, in the future, other nifty things!

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Ask Professor Boo

Ask Professor Boo is our weekly, positive reinforcement dog training and behavior question and answer column. If you have a question that you would like to ask Professor Boo, please feel free to contact him at professorboo@threedogstraining.com.

Q:  My name is Honey, and I am a 2 year old Cockapoo. My little brother, Toby, is a cat, and he came to live with us a few months ago. He is 10 months old. We love each other, but sometimes we don’t seem to speak the same language, what’s up with that?? For example, I do lots of play bows, really obvious play bows…. does he understand I am saying let’s play??  When he wants to play, sometimes he stares at me and then flicks his ear… also, sometimes he just bolts out from nowhere and tackles me….. any insights will be gratefully accepted.  H.

A:   I can really relate to this question.  I have a cat, too – her name is Freya and my daddy found her in a tree in our yard.

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Class is in!

For dogs and their owners who are ready to begin the exciting journey into positive, dog-friendly training, our latest semester of Basic Manners, Behaviors, and Relationships Class begins on Wednesdays beginning April 28th!

In addition, due to demand we’ve also added a second Basic class beginning on Saturdays, May 15th!

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Alpha. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

by Lisa March 16, 2010
Inigo Montoya will set things straight

One of the most misused terms in all of dog training is the term Alpha. I hear this term used over and over again.
Alpha is a scientific term that allows researchers to identify the animal in a social situation who has the most access to the most resources from food to safe sleeping places [...]

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Leadership, or Who Let the Dogs Out First?

by Lisa March 13, 2010
Professor Boo

Ask Professor Boo is our weekly, positive reinforcement dog training and behavior question and answer column.  If you have a question that you would like to ask Professor Boo, please feel free to contact him at professorboo@threedogstraining.com.

Most social organizations have levels of hierarchy to make them run smoothly.  When we emphasize humans as “Leader [...]

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A little D.A.P.’ll do ‘ya.

by Lisa March 11, 2010
Comfort Zone D.A.P

It comes up frequently during my behavioral consultations and I’ve mentioned it before here on the blog, but I can’t say enough good things about D.A.P. (Dog Appeasing Pheromone).  I won’t say that it’s the Holy Grail of resolving commonplace behavior problems but it’s no sippy cup, either.

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Become a Facebook fan of Three Dogs Training!

by Lisa March 9, 2010
Facebook

As you can see, I’ve been working Lawrence day and night putting together our nifty new website and he’s finally worked his way down the To-Do list and got our Facebook page up and running!

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Latest Basic Graduation photos are now online!

by Lisa March 7, 2010
Graduation Photos!

We just wanted to let everyone know that the graduation photos from our latest Basic Manners, Behaviors and Relationships dog training class have been posted online on our Graduation Photos page.
Next time, I promise to make sure I don’t accidentally drain the battery of my camera before I get the chance to take the pictures! 
Congrats [...]

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Positively Confused

by Lisa March 6, 2010
Professor Boo

Ask Professor Boo is our weekly, positive reinforcement dog training and behavior question and answer column. If you have a question that you would like to ask Professor Boo, please feel free to contact him at professorboo@threedogstraining.com.
Q: What’s the difference between positive reinforcement and positive punishment?
A: If Professor Boo had a time machine [...]

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Who doesn’t love new car smell?

by Lisa March 2, 2010
Internet Explorer 8 Logo

We just wanted to put up a quick post to welcome everyone to our new website design and to thank everyone for the really kind words they’ve already sent our way.
First things first:  as you can see when we said it was quite a different design than before we weren’t yanking your chains.

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Leashes – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.

by Lisa February 27, 2010
Professor Boo

Ask Professor Boo is our weekly, positive reinforcement dog training and behavior question and answer column. If you have a question that you would like to ask Professor Boo, please feel free to contact him at professorboo@threedogstraining.com.
A leash is to the Dog-Human connection like a seat-belt is to the car-driver connection. Both are [...]

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Another week, another snow cancellation.

by Lisa February 26, 2010
The Bumble!

Many of you know I was hoping to still have classes tomorrow.
However, while the sensational snow that is still ongoing is scheduled to stop by sometime overnight tonight we would like to keep all our students safe and un-stressed.

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Change is in the Air!

by Lisa February 23, 2010
Internet Explorer 8

First of all – thanks to everyone who has complimented us on our new website! It’s always nice to know that people are enjoying the work we’re putting into things behind the scenes.
It’s taken awhile for us to get our sea legs with the new software behind the website, but now that we have we’re [...]

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Basic and Intermediate Graduation photos are now online

by Lisa February 16, 2010
Graduation Photos!

We just wanted to let everyone know that the graduation photos from our latest Basic and Intermediate Manners, Behaviors and Relationships dog training classes have been posted online on our Graduation Photos page.
Congrats to everyone, and you’re all cuties!

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Help us help Hunter

by Lisa February 15, 2010

Hunter has been waiting. 
Hunter was brought to Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) in Beacon, NY in November 2008 by a woman who found him loose in Poughkeepsie.  He has won the hearts of all the ARF volunteers and is sweet and affectionate once he gets to know you.  He is worried if he does not know you; and [...]

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