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All That Is Necessary 7

 in Animal Training / dog trainer / Dog Training Workshop / Travels with PPaws  tagged Bark / Cesar Millan / dog / dog trainer / dog training / Dog Training Workshop / Dog Whisperer / Pat Miller / Peaceable Paws / Premier by

“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” This quote, often attributed (perhaps incorrectly) to Irish political philosopher Edmond Burke, is at the heart of the debate between many otherwise philosophically aligned positive reinforcement trainers. Do we speak our hearts about the atrocities committed by TV personality Cesar Millan in the name of “dog psychology” or do we simply commend his success in encouraging more people to seek help for their dog’s inappropriate behaviors as we work to repair the damage done to some or our canine clients whose humans have tried […]

Level 1 Trainer Academy This Week!

 in Academies  tagged dog / dog training / Level 1 Training Academy / MAAPPPT / Pat Miller / Peaceable Paws / Premier / shelter by

So… we’re on Day 2 of our first Academy for the year, where trainers come and spend six days here at Peaceable Paws. This is a Level 1 Academy – Basic Dog Training and Behavior. Students each select a dog from our local shelter (The Humane Society of Washington County) to work with for the week, and we go through our 7-week Basic Good Manners training in six days. It always astounds me to see the progress our students make with these dogs in just one week. As many Level 1 Academies as we’ve done (more than 25 since we […]