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Free dog training seminars will be held at Montclair Feed and Pet Supply in Montclair, NJ.
Open to the public, seminar with demo only- only people, no dogs, please! This Saturday November 21st at 10AM:

“Sit, Stay, Play!”
How to play games with your dog

- Does your dog need a productive and safe way to burn excess energy?
- Would you like to learn how training your dog to play games can help you form a closer bond?
- Come to this FREE 45-60 min. seminar to learn what toys are best for your dog, how to use them, and games you can teach your dog without any ball or toy at all!

Future dates TBA, but will likely be Saturdays at 10AM. Topics may include:

Housebreaking
Help! I have a Puppy!
Basic Manners Refresher
Pets and Babies
Introduction to clicker training
Loose Leash Walking
Teach your dog to enjoy grooming and nail trimming

This is a great article on why confrontational behavior modification techniques aren’t the best choice for training dogs (or any other animal, for that matter).

Here is a clip from this well cited blog: “Hiby and colleagues demonstrated that positive reinforcement techniques produced a significantly better response to obedience tasks than did positive punishment techniques ”

Click here to read the whole article

I want my dog to get along with other dogs, but sometimes he is kind of aggressive with strange dogs. He growls and sometimes even lunges at other dogs. My friend told me to get a muzzle to put on him so I can let him go to the dog park or meet my friend’s dog. Is that a good idea?

Find out after the jump!

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