by Elizabeth Silverstein Mason the Bernese Mountain Dog has a little anxiety. But he’s also super happy. Josh and Katherine Haber, who have been married for two years, brought Mason home when he was eight weeks old. “My husband and I have always loved Bernese Mountain Dogs,” Katherine explained. “He was a big Newfoundland fan … Continue reading He’s Super Fun, but also Super Anxious: Client Spotlight on Mason Haber
By Alicia Harantshuck You and your housemate are watching the women’s soccer team win the World Cup and Scooby has to potty. Your housemate says, “Scooby! Outside to potty.” Scooby complies without question, and they are back in a flash. You respond, “Why does he listen to you like that and not me?” This is … Continue reading Training Your Dog is a Team Sport
We love our clients! Bree and Arden knew they wanted to bring home a male Boston Terrier named Oxford. He became one of the very first dogs to visit Farmcamp four years ago.
A positive marker is like a “pin” for behaviors we would like our dogs to repeat, but it relies on us as handlers sticking to a reward system, or contract, most often using a food reward and/or praise for reinforcement. When we ask our dogs to do something, we use this tool to let them know they’ve done the right thing in response.
They named her Lola when they brought the two-month-old puppy home, and they found out quickly that she had some things to say. “She’s the sweetest dog, but she has opinions,” Jenny shared. “She’ll groan about certain things. She doesn’t like doing ‘down.’ She’ll do all these other tricks, but every time we ask her to go down, she’ll do it, but she’ll do a little sassy bark. She’s done that ever since she’s been a puppy.”