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What's the secret to keeping your dog on his or her best behavior? Is it just about reinforcing desired behavior and ignoring unwanted behavior?

The good and the bad news about successful dog training is that dogs are not motivated only, or even mostly, by external reinforcement such as praise, scolding, or treats. Getting your dog to respect your desires and behave properly around people, or when left alone, requires that you be seen as the alpha dog. That in turn requires you to act in certain ways around your dog.

Introducing Scott Marshall, Dog Trainer and his Search and Rescue partner, Shadow

I got Shadow when she was a puppy in March 2001. People who meet Shadow are always amazed at her level of obedience.

Potty Training a Dog

I have four years of professional experience with dog training.

I am certified in Search and Rescue at the SARTECH™ III level. Shadow is studying for the 80 Acre Airscenting Field Test.

I specialize in extinguishing problem dog behaviors quickly and of course without cruelty.

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Let's get acquainted and set up a time to answer your dog training questions and get started solving your dog's behavior problems this week!

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Does Walking Your Dog Look Too Much Like This?

Does your dog do whatever he can get away with, and suffer through the punishments you dole out as if he's hard-headed?

The Dog Training Problem

In most cases, the dog is not the problem ... the owner is miscommunicating!

Are YOU trainable?

The Dog Training Solution

Solving dog behavior problems will require you to treat your dog differently, and with a great deal of consistency. This is especially true if you have had your dog for a while but you didn't know the principles that govern how dogs identify and respond to leaders -- whether human or canine. I have applied these principles for many years to help dog owners establish or change their dogs' behavior.

Like humans, dogs develop habits. Changing those habits is possible but it does not happen overnight. However, just as with humans, once you understand what's really motivating a negative behavior, you can help the dog (or the person!) get the benefits that the behavior is designed to get, without the negative behavior itself.

Communicating Effectively with Your Dog

Dogs aren't stupid, but in spite of their ability to respond to spoken commands, they really don't speak our language, and they never will. You have to learn the dog's language, which is of course nonverbal.

Who's Leading Whom?

In my dog training sessions I teach you the nonverbal cues you must use to get your dog to see you as the alpha dog—the one in charge. Once you accomplish that, the dog will pay more attention to you, because she wants to please you, not just avoid corrections. Of course, if your dog is not accustomed to seeing you as the alpha, she will continue to test you from time to time to see if you still are.

What's With the "SPCA" in the Domain Name?

As an SPCA volunteer, I follow and advocate their position on proper treatment of all animals, even when they are "misbehaving" (not doing what we want).1

OK, let me recommend that you adopt a dog from the SPCA and train it Please.