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Follow me, Yield To Me – Dogmanship
The principles of “follow me” and “yield to me” are foundational in the practice of Dogmanship, which emphasizes the natural communication and relationship-building between dogs and humans. In Dogmanship, leadership is established not through force but by embodying calm, confident authority that the dog instinctively respects. The idea is to cultivate a dynamic where the…
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Lessons In Dogmanship From The World Of Real Estate
by Tyler Muto “My husband always wanted them to feel comfortable in their home,” the woman on the phone told me, “so they have no rules, they basically run the house.” This came right after she told me that of her two dogs, one is fearful of virtually everything, and has bitten visitors to the…
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Starting A Dog On A Prong Collar With Conversational Leash Work | Tyler Muto Dogmanship
This video shows the introduction to using a prong collar with my Coversational Leash Work™ Dog Training technique. Jackson is an American…
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Communication Breakdown
View the original post on the Barefoot Dog Trainer blog ímynda sér ef enginn vissi hvernig á að tala tungumálið sem þú talar, og þú gætir ekki skilið tungumál þeirra. If this were the case, your life would undoubtedly be excruciating. Not being able to get your point across, and not being able to understand…
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How to Train a Dog To Walk or Run On A Treadmill | Tyler Muto Dogmanship
This video shows how to train a dog to walk on the treadmill. There are three dogs featured in the video, all of which are very challenging…
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Introduction To The Place Command | Tyler Muto Dogmanship
This video shows the introductory steps to train a dog to stay on the place command. Petri is an un-trained d…
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Fetch And Hold – Tyler Muto Dogmanship
Having some fun with Lobo working on calmly holding objects. Tyler Muto Dogmanship offers comprehensive dog training and behavior programs…
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Who’s To Blame
To view the original post by Tyler Muto click here When I was in college, I used to play a lot of billiards. It was never for money, always just for fun, and therefore we used to joke around a lot. Every now and then when one of my friends was trying to sink a…
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Using An Intermediate Bridge To “Support” A Behavior | Tyler Muto Dogmanship
Tyler Muto and Belgian Malinois Lobo, demonstrating how to use an intermediate bridge to support a behavior. Tyler Muto Dogmanship offers…
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The Value of Negative Punishment
Negative punishment is a valuable tool in dog training because it helps communicate to a dog that certain behaviors will result in the removal of something desirable. This form of punishment is not about adding any unpleasant experience, but rather taking away a rewarding outcome when the dog exhibits undesirable behavior. For instance, if a…
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Functional Obedience and the Development of Character.
by Tyler Muto “…Thorough obedience training does more than assure a dog’s response to his master’s command; capacities for learning and emotional stability could be increased and integrated as permanent qualities of character.”-William Koehler, 1962 For many years, I chose to leave the behavior of sit-stay out of my basic obedience programs, and give preference…
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What is Balanced Dog Training
by Tyler Muto In its simplest form, Balanced Dog Training refers to any approach to dog training or behavior modification which involves the use of both reward based techniques, and aversive consequences. In other words, the trainer shows the dog that their choices and behaviors can result in either pleasant or unpleasant results. Although this…
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The Danger Of Reductionism
One of the many strategies recommended by conventional dog trainers to help a dog overcome fear of new people is to counter condition the dog by having new people approach and give the dog treats. This is not a strategy that I personally employ very often and here is why: Let’s put it into a…
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Practice Makes Perfect
I commonly preach to my clients on the benefits of regularly practicing obedience exercises with their dogs that require self control. “Self control,” I say, “is like a muscle, the more you use it the stronger it gets. If you don’t use it, it goes into atrophy.” I of course, only based this piece of…
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A Silent Killer
By Tyler Muto The post is very important to me, and it is likely to upset some people. Those involved will not admit their guilt, will deny every aspect of what I am about to say, and place the blame elsewhere. There is a silent killer in the dog training world. It is not a…
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Scientifically Proven Hypocricy
In light of some of my recent activities, I have received quite the onslaught of comments and messages form the proponents of the aversive free movement of dog training. “Force should never be used in dog training!” They exclaim. “It’s been proven by science that the use of aversives is ineffective and counter productive!” and…
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Commitment
You call the number in the advertisement, you visit the breeder’s home, and you select the perfect puppy for your family. In your mind is an expectation of what life will be like from this moment on. You can imagine all the places you’ll go and the things you’ll do with your new, happy-go-luck furry…
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He Just Wants To Protect Me…
By Tyler Muto “I know he’s just trying to protect me, but I don’t know why” This is a common sentiment among dog owners bringing their dogs into our training center for help. If you have owned multiple dogs, there’s a decent chance that at least one of them has displayed over-protective behavior. The problem…
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Humane Dog Training, A Different Perspective
My friend Suzanne is a volunteer for the City Animal Shelter, and very involved with animal rescue throughout the area. Occasionally, she spends a day at the K9 Connection training center with me, to observe my work and take anything she can learn back to the shelter to help the animals. Being active in the…
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