Dog Behaviour Change: Why Labels Like “Aggressive” Hold You Back & What to Do Instead

Dog Behaviour Change: Why Labels Like “Aggressive” Hold You Back & What to Do Instead

I hear it all the time. “My dog bit out of nowhere—he’s aggressive.”“He was barking and lunging like a maniac for no reason.”“She knows she shouldn’t do it, but she still does it—she looks guilty afterwards!” In that moment, your dog stops being your best friend and...
Dog Training Lingo: What’s the Difference Between Habituation, Desensitisation, and Counterconditioning?

Dog Training Lingo: What’s the Difference Between Habituation, Desensitisation, and Counterconditioning?

You’ve heard the terms habituation, desensitisation and counterconditioning but you’re not sure what they mean or why each one is important. They seem to be flung about with abandon and sometimes combined and it’s all a bit confusing. So what do they actually mean? At...