What you’ll learn in this episode: Dogs can be trained to avoid porcupines Differentiating between deadly wildlife encounters for your dog, versus others that are costly and/or annoying but not life-threatening Anticipating possible threats, including traps, and preparing for them makes time with your dog on the trail more enjoyable Deadly dog threats include...
READ MORE What you’ll learn in this episode: The total number of dogs to expect in group training. How long the training will take. Why cooler temperatures are essential to dogs learning the scent of a rattlesnake during training. What you will need to bring to the training. Why you won’t need to schedule an annual...
READ MORE What you’ll learn in this episode: Rattlesnake aversion training, done correctly, lasts a lifetime. How and why dogs can’t see a rattlesnake because of their vision and height. How being exposed to and learning the scent of a rattlesnake protects your dog (and you). The evolution of aversion training and current effective practices What...
READ MORE What you’ll learn in this episode: Differences in how people, dogs, and other creatures, such as rattlesnakes, sense and perceive their world How these differences impact our perceptions of behaviors, and thus our reactions to the behaviors of other creatures How modern developments in technology have changed our perceptions of the behaviors and thinking...
READ MORE