http://www.malibudogtraining.com Home of the 1-minute training session. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:28:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 MalibuDogTraininghttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/07/26/ring-the-bell/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/07/26/ring-the-bell/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:09:26 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=1809 ...and the dog salivates... We all know that story of the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov  who discovered that the sound of a bell could cause dogs to get excited and even salivate in anticipation to feeding time.  So why not use sound ]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/07/26/ring-the-bell/feed/ 0 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/07/10/car-sickness/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/07/10/car-sickness/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:04:18 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=1818 Never comfort or nurture a young puppy or a dog in a vehicle that appears to be nervous or sick, comforting only reinforces the nervousness or sick feeling the puppy may have. Using desensitization or counter-conditioning...]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/07/10/car-sickness/feed/ 0 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/04/15/what-my-blog-site-is-all-about/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/04/15/what-my-blog-site-is-all-about/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:39:12 +0000 Admin http://02b8116.netsolhost.com/?p=13 Shortly after moving from Malibu California to the Gold Coast of Australia in the beginning of 2009 I decided to start this blog-site.  Having educated dogs and trained people ]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/04/15/what-my-blog-site-is-all-about/feed/ 19 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/03/24/is-dog-training-expensive/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/03/24/is-dog-training-expensive/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:44:29 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=1458 After my studio animal training experience in 1989-90 I opened my own business in the Los Angeles area.  I called other dog training companies to find out what they charged for their services, as I really didn't know. "What?"...]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/03/24/is-dog-training-expensive/feed/ 0 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/03/22/fixing-a-dog-part-2/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/03/22/fixing-a-dog-part-2/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:21:28 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=1501 Their desire to engage in sex is not an emotional need like it is with humans, It's strickly a hormonal driven phenomenon. It's a feeling they can't control and if...]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/03/22/fixing-a-dog-part-2/feed/ 4 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/03/14/the-eight-puppy-ps/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/03/14/the-eight-puppy-ps/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:54:12 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=1561 Benjamin Franklin once said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." This is true in life and it's true when it comes to raising our pets. Proper Prior Planning Prevents...]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/03/14/the-eight-puppy-ps/feed/ 4 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/02/04/fixing-a-dog-part-1/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/02/04/fixing-a-dog-part-1/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:02:07 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=615 If only you could spend some time on my side, seeing the things I see, knowing the things I know, understanding that it's the right thing to do, you wouldn't hesitate fixing your pet.]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/02/04/fixing-a-dog-part-1/feed/ 8 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/01/20/don%e2%80%99t-get-a-dog/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/01/20/don%e2%80%99t-get-a-dog/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:54:31 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=332 ...unless you plan on taking the dog and you through a training course. So many dogs are abandoned or returned to shelters because of behavior/control issues only 3-6 months after adopting them. Those problems could have been taken care of with...]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/01/20/don%e2%80%99t-get-a-dog/feed/ 5 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/01/18/tug-of-war-game/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/01/18/tug-of-war-game/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:00:01 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=1358 "Tug of war" is one of those mis interpreted dog-human games that doesn't get experienced by dogs because of the aggressive perception of the game. Even many animal professionals tell you not to do it. This is very sad because...]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/01/18/tug-of-war-game/feed/ 6 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/01/07/dont-speak/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/01/07/dont-speak/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:08:38 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=1386 From an early age we are conditioned to look at, talk to or pet dogs. Our mothers while pushing us in our strollers, would alert us to every dog walking nearby]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2010/01/07/dont-speak/feed/ 8 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/12/26/redirection-tease-play/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/12/26/redirection-tease-play/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:10:36 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=818 ...is one of the techniques I use to help rehabilitate dogs with noise, dog, people or other phobias. This method allows me to directly interact with a dog in a language they understand, without the dog thinking...]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/12/26/redirection-tease-play/feed/ 2 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/12/24/happy-holidays/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/12/24/happy-holidays/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:00:43 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=1405 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/12/24/happy-holidays/feed/ 5 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/12/14/top-ten-excuses/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/12/14/top-ten-excuses/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:21:34 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=1264 Nobody wants to face reality or they're being too politically correct. Quite often I hear people making excuses as to "Why" their child ( I mean dog) doesn't...]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/12/14/top-ten-excuses/feed/ 2 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/12/03/smart-not-perfect/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/12/03/smart-not-perfect/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:20:49 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=1238 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/12/03/smart-not-perfect/feed/ 4 http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/11/28/emotional-hellos-and-goodbyes/ http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/11/28/emotional-hellos-and-goodbyes/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:08:50 +0000 Robert http://www.malibudogtraining.com/?p=889 Emotional “Hello's and Goodbye's” are when you greet your dog in an excited way or when you are about to leave home and tell them to be a good doggy. If you have a new puppy or...]]> http://www.malibudogtraining.com/2009/11/28/emotional-hellos-and-goodbyes/feed/ 10