BLOG | Diana B -dog trainer

Aug 12 min

“We see what we believe, not the other way around.” – Seth

I want to be a 'good dog owner' , so I do things that I think 'good dog owners' would do. I'm not perfect and not trying to be. I don't...

Aug 11 min

"Do or do not. There is no try." Yoda

I have always loved to be active in the outdoors. Actually for the sake of my mental health, I NEED to be active in the outdoors. Dog...

Jul 102 min

Being an aware owner

Most suggestions around training and socialising puppies assume your puppy is well adjusted, outgoing and healthy. (Even then, you have...

Jul 102 min

Are you ready for a puppy?

Be warned, that no matter how well prepared you think you are, you won’t be prepared enough. A new pup will be different from your last...

Jul 72 min

Drive or arousal?

There are many theories of motivation. Arousal theory is one. Drive reduction theory is another. Although now seldom used in human...

Jul 72 min

Arousal theory of motivation

This article is about people, but there are many crossovers to animals too. https://www.verywellmind.com/the-arousal-theory-of-motivation...

Jul 74 min

Aggression

Aggressive behaviour from dogs can feel distressing and frightening. The thing to remember is that a level of aggressive behaviour is...

Jun 71 min

Resolving problems

Earlier this week, my FB profile was hacked. FB acted very quickly to disable both my personal profile and training page. This no doubt...

Apr 222 min

What's the difference between emotions and feelings?

There are many, many different definitions of these. I use the following ones. Emotions occur physiologically. Chemical changes happen...

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