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	<title>The Dog's Assistant</title>
	
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		<title>Teaching your dog to walk to heel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[collars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog walking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EZ Walk Harnesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gentle Leader]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m pretty sure that the phrase “if you give them an inch, they’ll take a mile” was coined after dogs. Dogs are opportunists, and if they think there is a chance they can get away with something that is in their best interests, they’ll take it. Leash walking is one of the most common examples [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you know that positive reinforcement works?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dog training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jumping up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive reinforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proof is in the pudding!! Where pudding is the positive reinforcement, of course! Many owners question me about how positive reinforcement works, and if it works at all. In trying to move away from the old style ways of forcing compliance in a dog, or in other words, being the alpha, implementing positive reinforcement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to be Your Dog’s Leader</title>
		<link>http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/uncategorized/how-to-be-your-dogs-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[aversive training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corrections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leash walking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rewards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/?p=79</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For all intents and purposes, I am a positive based trainer. I quite often find myself explaining to my clients positive methods for training a dog – but I was asked a question yesterday that I thought was extremely relevant for today’s dog owner, and one I don’t find myself specifically addressing: How I can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Toby Interviews – Part One</title>
		<link>http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/uncategorized/the-toby-interviews-part-one/</link>
		<comments>http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/uncategorized/the-toby-interviews-part-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[funny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toby Interviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here at The Dog’s Assistant, although many of our cases are very serious, I try to make learning as fun as possible for both my client and their dog. The goal of my blogs is to teach, and I thought a cool way to teach you some new techniques would be to do it through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loving a Dog</title>
		<link>http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/uncategorized/loving-a-dog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toby]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/?p=72</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Owning a dog, responsibly, is much like parenting – we raise them, care for them, teach them, and love them as though our hearts may burst. Like parents, we are concerned for their well being, their future, their health and what friends they keep. We are often also beside ourselves with worry and frustration when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Human Trainer</title>
		<link>http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/uncategorized/the-human-trainer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[affects of anesthetic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ball play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chase]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[eye contact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recall]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[smart dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stubborn dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stupid dogs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/?p=70</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We often hear, and I find it to be true, that 90% of dog training is for the human, and 10% for the dog. But this blog isn’t about that – it’s about how often dogs train US, and how rarely we notice it. A few weeks ago, Toby needed a minor surgery which required [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yogic Dog</title>
		<link>http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/uncategorized/yogic-dog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[aggression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog to dog aggression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leash aggression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yoga]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/?p=68</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, several close friends have taken up the practice of Yoga and have become self proclaimed addicts, and my husband has also built three studios in the last six months (check out www.trowmechanical.ca). Hence, if you are a person who listens to the voice of the universe, I was getting some clear signals to pick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Fun Fest</title>
		<link>http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/uncategorized/pet-fun-fest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supplements]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/?p=61</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pet Fun Fest was a great success!!! February 12th and 13th at Downsview Park was the place to be for dog lovers, and Helping Homeless Pets did a great job putting on a show filled with vendors, dock jumping, adoptathons and an attempt at the World’s longest and largest Sit/Stay. You can stay tuned to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting your dog to Listen!</title>
		<link>http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/uncategorized/getting-your-dog-to-listen/</link>
		<comments>http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/uncategorized/getting-your-dog-to-listen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greetings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wait]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/?p=59</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From leash manners to dog to dog aggression, jumping on people at the door to non stop barking – the majority of issues I see are partly due to poor communication. Often, there is an underlying cause for the issues that can be worked through, but in order to fully rehabilitate your dog – he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas – Gone to the Dogs!</title>
		<link>http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/uncategorized/christmas-gone-to-the-dogs/</link>
		<comments>http://thedogsassistant.ca/blog/uncategorized/christmas-gone-to-the-dogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[aggression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allergies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crate training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prevention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resource guarding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Toby’s Christmas Published December 2009 – Boxer Rescue Ontario Newsletter Hi! Merry Christmas wiggles! My name is Toby and I’m a four year old Boxer. My Mom rescued me last August, and we have a great time together. So far, aside from walking, eating, playing with my toys and getting treats, my most favourite thing [...]]]></description>
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