Liz MacHaffie
Resource Guarding: Management
Management helps us reduce how often our dog practices unwanted behaviors and keeps everyone safer! Here are our top recommendations for...
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In-Home Dog Training for the NC Triangle
Pet Behavior Help in the NC Triangle
Welcome to the Client Library!
These articles are for Animal Insight clients as they journey through their Training Programs. Happy training! (Please don't add or try behavior modification with your dog without consulting your trainer.)
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Counter Surfing
Manage the Environment Put up gates and/or shut doors to prevent counter surfing when you're not there Push tempting things to the back...
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"Set Ups" for Success
Set Ups are what actually help to change our dog's feelings and behaviors around their triggers. (Which is why they're so important if...
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How much will my dog's behavior improve?
A Behavior Plan helps bring out your dog's personal best! But, what is your dog's personal best? Well, it's hard to know until you put a...
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Using Mat Game for Behavior Change
Once your dog can play mat game, you can start to integrate it into his behavior change sessions! Place your dog's mat where he is likely...
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Deciding Whether to Keep Your Dog
There are so many reasons we bring dogs into our lives. Our hope is always that it's a joy for both our dogs and ourselves. Sometimes,...
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Puppy Resource Guarding
Resource guarding can show up in even very young puppies. Here's one game we play to help decrease the chances of it happening AND help...
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Popcorn and a Movie
This is one way we can help our dogs feel better about their triggers. It also encourages them to focus on us around their triggers....
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Rear Foot Targeting and Back Ups
Here's one way you can teach your dog to target a short platform with their back paws and even walk backwards! We use this for so many...
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Training Steps
Just like people need to go to Middle and High School before taking on a Masters program, dogs need to learn to do their behaviors in...
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On Your Mark! Teach a Foot Target
You can teach your dog to put their front feet on a flat target! You might use it to teach other tricks, to build confidence in new...
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Look at That
“Look at That” teaches your dog to look at the trigger they would normally react to and then look back at you. End goal: You say "Look at...
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All Done!
Many dogs benefit from having a signal that lets them know an activity is over. (Otherwise, they may get frustrated waiting for a reward...
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Greet Treat Repeat!
Dogs with Big Feelings often do best with short and sweet greetings to start. We use "Greet, Treat, Repeat!" to help them greet...
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Jumping Hurdles
Jumping is a great way to provide your dog with fun, exercise, and mental stimulation. It can also build their confidence! Here are some...
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Food Bowling
Play outdoors for an extra challenge of sniffing for the treat in the grass! This is a super-simple, fun game for your dog to play. It...
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Fitting Front Clip Harnesses
Recommended Brands Which harness is best really depends on your dog's body shape and what you feel comfortable with. Our favorite...
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Building Confidence with Barriers
Helping our dogs to cope with being divided by a barrier is a great first step to helping them feel more relaxed about separation. On a...
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Food Toys!
Puzzle toys are a HUGE benefit to most dogs. They can be used to: Provide mental and physical stimulation Slow down fast eaters Teach...
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Doggie Nail Scratch Boards
We can help our dogs file their own nails by learning to scratch on a scratch board! Get or Make a Board Choose a piece of wood that's...
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