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How to Train an Animal. Any animal.

by Denise Fenzi | Jul 30, 2018 | Generic training advice

Today my husband and I faced our seventh failed attempt to protect our vegetable garden from squirrels. As I thought through our recent war with the critters, I was reminded of the principles of excellent animal training: 1. Set up challenges that become increasingly...

Solving a behavior problem in my home

by Denise Fenzi | Jul 12, 2018 | Brito, Generic training advice, Lyra, Raika

I am not a dog “behavior” trainer; I train dogs for competition dog sports, and I limit my behavior training to within that realm. For example, dogs that stress up, stress down, uncomfortable with the stand for exam, etc; that’s my territory. House...

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