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We strongly object to the use of shock collars either for training or for "invisible" fencing. We urge you to read this statement by one of the country's leading veterinarian behaviorists:
Dr. Karen Overall
And this article from a certified dog behavior counselor:
Angelica Steinker, M.Ed.Ed., PDBC, CDBC, NADOI Endorsed, CAP2
DOG TRAINING FOR DOG LOVERS
PAWS FOR PRAISE
Danvers, Massachusetts
Check our Classes Page for the New Schedule!
We are closed on June 16 & 17
due to a continuing education seminar.
PAWS FOR PRAISE
Danvers, Massachusetts
Check our Classes Page for the New Schedule!
We are closed on June 16 & 17
due to a continuing education seminar.
978-356-7667
is Greater Boston, Cape Ann, North Shore,
Massachusetts' premier positive dog training establishment.
We offer a variety of personalized and creative solutions to your dog training needs. We offer obedience training, and dog behavior modification, as well as dog owner education.
For
EFFECTIVE POSITIVE PET DOG TRAINING
THAT CAN "MAKE A TAIL WAG!"
Danvers, MA 01923
Paws for Praise is a
Charter Member of the Pet Professional Guild
CALL TODAY!
978-356-7667
(Message line)
OR EMAIL FOR FASTER SERVICE
You got a dog to be your well loved companion. We want training to be enjoyable for the whole family - including your dog. Training should never hurt.
We train the SMART way using:
This system helps you develop the skill of eliciting behavior, marking it accurately so that the dog understands what you want, then paying the dog handsomely for his efforts to increase the likelihood that he will want to comply over and over again.
"If you give a man a fish you feed him for a day.
Teach him how to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime."
Training is a mechanical skill that can be learned. Thus, you won't just rely on a few cues that your dog learned in puppy class, because mastering the SMART system means that you can teach your dog new behaviors for the rest of his life.
What is obedience?
In the past, obedience meant that the dog did by rote what the human wanted, or the dog received a punishment. We prefer to think of our dogs as having the potential to be educated partners, working toward a goal, rather than simply working to avoid compulsion. We don't issue "commands." Instead, we request behavior from our dogs by using "cues" that the dog has been systematically taught through training based on sound science.
We'll show you fun, non-force methods to teach polite dog manners such as potty outdoors, walk on a loose leash, come when called, wait at doorways, sit to greet people, dig only in an approved spot, leave it, take food gently, etc.
Over the years, we've found that people don't really want to "punish" their dogs. Someone might have told them to "correct" their dog, so they give that a halfhearted try, knowing somehow that it's wrong. So, such corrections simply turn in to nagging, and the dog continues to exhibit the unwanted behaviors.
Rather than punish with corrections, we teach dogs how to EARN reinforcement from the human, just as if they were going to the doggy office or the doggy factory. A reward is not bribery if it follows a behavior, rather than being presented before the dog does the required task. Thus, it's a paycheck for a job well done! Pups don't earn "doggy money" for every single behavior, however, except when they're in the very initial learning stages. Sometimes the paycheck is food, but sometimes it's not - we use other reinforcements, too. Training is all about finding what motivates your dog and using it to your advantage when educating him!
Here's why reinforcement works:
Schedules of Reinforcement
Worried about using food to train? Learn more:
Use of Food in Dog Training
All dogs, and all mammals, learn in the same way. We will never stroke anyone's ego by telling them that a Rottweiler learns any differently from a Yorkshire Terrier! The only difference between the two is how the public will expect your dog to behave when it's an adult. Your toy dog might be excused for jumping up, although we can certainly help you teach it not to, but no one wants a Rottweiler on their chest! How Dogs Learn
We are always happy to explain the science and ethical guidelines for what we do, and we know that these methods, applied properly, work on dogs regardless of breed or size. So-called tough, or difficult, breeds don't require tough trainers. In fact, aggressive handling has been shown to increase aggressive response from dogs, not diminish it.
Study on Aggressive Dog Owners
It is desirable to start training any dog, regardless of breed, EARLY if at all possible. If possible, don't wait to train until your pup is already four months old, under-socialized, and entering the doggy "teenage" period! While dogs can learn at any age, and it's never too late to train, it is still much easier to do it while the puppy is still a puppy.
We welcome very young puppies in to our puppy training classes (must have age-appropriate vaccinations and be free of internal and external parasites), and our dog training classes have no upper age limit - even if is easier in puppy hood, it's NEVER too late to train a dog.
ATTENTION PUPPY OWNERS!
Please read this brief article about Puppy Socialization from the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior.
More about Vaccinations and Socialization from the Pet Professional Guild
Here's a handy guide to Puppy Nipping and a Puppy Socialization Checklist.
PAWS FOR PRAISE We train the SMART way using:
SEE ~ MARK ~ REWARD
This system helps you develop the skill of eliciting behavior, marking it accurately so that the dog understands what you want, then paying the dog handsomely for his efforts to increase the likelihood that he will want to comply over and over again.
"If you give a man a fish you feed him for a day.
Teach him how to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime."
Training is a mechanical skill that can be learned. Thus, you won't just rely on a few cues that your dog learned in puppy class, because mastering the SMART system means that you can teach your dog new behaviors for the rest of his life.
What is obedience?
In the past, obedience meant that the dog did by rote what the human wanted, or the dog received a punishment. We prefer to think of our dogs as having the potential to be educated partners, working toward a goal, rather than simply working to avoid compulsion. We don't issue "commands." Instead, we request behavior from our dogs by using "cues" that the dog has been systematically taught through training based on sound science.
We'll show you fun, non-force methods to teach polite dog manners such as potty outdoors, walk on a loose leash, come when called, wait at doorways, sit to greet people, dig only in an approved spot, leave it, take food gently, etc.
Over the years, we've found that people don't really want to "punish" their dogs. Someone might have told them to "correct" their dog, so they give that a halfhearted try, knowing somehow that it's wrong. So, such corrections simply turn in to nagging, and the dog continues to exhibit the unwanted behaviors.
Rather than punish with corrections, we teach dogs how to EARN reinforcement from the human, just as if they were going to the doggy office or the doggy factory. A reward is not bribery if it follows a behavior, rather than being presented before the dog does the required task. Thus, it's a paycheck for a job well done! Pups don't earn "doggy money" for every single behavior, however, except when they're in the very initial learning stages. Sometimes the paycheck is food, but sometimes it's not - we use other reinforcements, too. Training is all about finding what motivates your dog and using it to your advantage when educating him!
Here's why reinforcement works:
Schedules of Reinforcement
Worried about using food to train? Learn more:
Use of Food in Dog Training
All dogs, and all mammals, learn in the same way. We will never stroke anyone's ego by telling them that a Rottweiler learns any differently from a Yorkshire Terrier! The only difference between the two is how the public will expect your dog to behave when it's an adult. Your toy dog might be excused for jumping up, although we can certainly help you teach it not to, but no one wants a Rottweiler on their chest! How Dogs Learn
We are always happy to explain the science and ethical guidelines for what we do, and we know that these methods, applied properly, work on dogs regardless of breed or size. So-called tough, or difficult, breeds don't require tough trainers. In fact, aggressive handling has been shown to increase aggressive response from dogs, not diminish it.
Study on Aggressive Dog Owners
It is desirable to start training any dog, regardless of breed, EARLY if at all possible. If possible, don't wait to train until your pup is already four months old, under-socialized, and entering the doggy "teenage" period! While dogs can learn at any age, and it's never too late to train, it is still much easier to do it while the puppy is still a puppy.
We welcome very young puppies in to our puppy training classes (must have age-appropriate vaccinations and be free of internal and external parasites), and our dog training classes have no upper age limit - even if is easier in puppy hood, it's NEVER too late to train a dog.
ATTENTION PUPPY OWNERS!
Please read this brief article about Puppy Socialization from the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior.
More about Vaccinations and Socialization from the Pet Professional Guild
Here's a handy guide to Puppy Nipping and a Puppy Socialization Checklist.
is Greater Boston, Cape Ann, North Shore,
Massachusetts' premier positive dog training establishment.
We offer a variety of personalized and creative solutions to your dog training needs. We offer obedience training, and dog behavior modification, as well as dog owner education.
For
EFFECTIVE POSITIVE PET DOG TRAINING
THAT CAN "MAKE A TAIL WAG!"
Danvers, MA 01923
Paws for Praise is a
Charter Member of the Pet Professional Guild
CALL TODAY!
978-356-7667
(Message line)
OR EMAIL FOR FASTER SERVICE
"Map It!" from our Contact Us page for door to door directions.
Paws for Praise
119 Liberty Street, 2nd Floor
Danvers, MA 01923
MAKE A TAIL WAG!
Phone: 978-356-7667 (message line)
Email
Positive Pet Dog Training Classes ~ Puppy Training and Socialization Classes ~ Behavior Consultation Specialty Classes ~ Workshops and Seminars ~ Tricks Classes ~ Rocket Recall (Come When Called)
Hound About Town (Polite Leash Walking) ~ Small Breed dog Training Classes (Tiny Tykes)
American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen Program ~ Therapy Dog Training Classes
Paws for Praise has FUN Puppy Training Classes!
Paws for Praise has FUN Dog Training Classes!
Paws for Praise is puppy, dog, and family friendly.
Paws for Praise
119 Liberty Street, 2nd Floor
Danvers, MA 01923
MAKE A TAIL WAG!
Phone: 978-356-7667 (message line)
Anne Springer is currently the North Shore's only CTDI (Certified Trick Dog Trainer).
Paws for Praise, located in Danvers, serves dogs and their owners from Beverly, Boxford, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Malden, Marblehead, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody, Revere, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wakefield, Wenham, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn and beyond.
Paws for Praise, located in Danvers, serves dogs and their owners from Beverly, Boxford, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Malden, Marblehead, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody, Revere, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wakefield, Wenham, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn and beyond.
Positive Pet Dog Training Classes ~ Puppy Training and Socialization Classes ~ Behavior Consultation Specialty Classes ~ Workshops and Seminars ~ Tricks Classes ~ Rocket Recall (Come When Called)
Hound About Town (Polite Leash Walking) ~ Small Breed dog Training Classes (Tiny Tykes)
American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen Program ~ Therapy Dog Training Classes
Paws for Praise has FUN Puppy Training Classes!
Paws for Praise has FUN Dog Training Classes!
Paws for Praise is puppy, dog, and family friendly.
