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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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Thunder! Thunder! Thundershirts, ho!

by Lisa February 6, 2010

Just a quick note to let everyone know that we’ve just added Thundershirts to the Boo-tique.
In case you haven’t ever heard of them, Thundershirts are a great drug-free way to address anxiety, fearfulness, reactivity and over-stimulation when dogs are confronted with noise, separation and other stressors.  They employ many of the same principles that are seen in TTouch and [...]

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Great deal on D.A.P. refills in the Boo-tique!

by Lawrence January 16, 2010

A lot of our students use D.A.P diffusers and collars and if you’re one of them we wanted to give you a heads-up about a great special that’s running in the Boo-tique on D.A.P diffuser refills:
3 PACK D.A.P. Dog Appeasing Pheromone REFILL (144mL) – $43.18
6 PACK D.A.P. Dog Appeasing Pheromone REFILL (288mL) – $79.20
If you use [...]

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