Dog Behaviour
So You’re Getting a Puppy Series: Stuffing a Dog Toy like a Toppl or Kong
When people ask me what the essential toy is for any puppy, I have to agree with most trainers and say a Toppl or Kong.
Dog Behaviour
How To Maintain Your Dog’s Coat: Lockdown Struggles
This is the second video that went viral during the last lockdown. With over 96,000 views on Facebook, this video and the Nail Trim video was obviously very needed. This video goes over how to maintain a double coated breed and keep their coat looking great until the next time Read more…
Dog Behaviour
How To Do Nail Trims: Lockdown Struggles
During the last lockdown our Nail Trim and Coat Maintenance Video garnered over 96,000 views on Facebook. Obviously we tapped into what everyone was looking for – how to cut your dog’s nails. This video goes over the most important parts – including the scary quick. Let us know what Read more…
Dog Behaviour
Trade in Your Punishment Based Training Devices
Learning theory science is not wishy-washy on this point. Punishment is an ineffective way to reach learning goals. While punishment can distinguish the appearance of specific unwanted behaviors, it does not change the emotional state of the dog. It often makes the emotional state worse, more stressed. Punishment also has been known to create other worse behaviors as a side-effect of displaced stress.
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Dog Behaviour
Dog Abuse disguised as Dog Training in the Park
Do you know that feeling of being so mad that you can hear the blood thumping past your ear, that you see red and that all care about how you are about to be perceived goes out the window? I hope you don’t, but sadly I do. Only once in Read more…
Dog Behaviour
Dogs and Babies: Can they, but should they?
When it comes to children and dogs, some people boast about how their dog tolerates their baby crawling on them, pulling their ears or grabbing their feet. Our dogs seek out our son’s a (more…)
Dog Behaviour
Working with the Right Dog Trainer
BauHound Haus strives to provide you with services that will better the health of your dog in every way. That is why we welcomed Mirkka Koivusalo, MSC, PHD, KPA CTP of Mindful Behaviors-Positive Dog Training in Toronto/Milton to work with us years ago. Mirkka believes, like we do, in force-free and science-based training. (more…)