We know that our own stress can greatly affect our performance and ability to function, but do you ever consider how your dog's stress level might affect his/her performance? Not only your dog's stress level, but your own stress level can affect his performance as well. My Sunday afternoon Basic Training Class graduated recently. Our [...]
By now, you have most likely heard about Max the Argentine Mastiff who was rescued from a pond in February 2012. It was a feel-good story about a firefighter rescuing Max from drowning. The following morning, Max and his owner were on the Denver Channel 9 morning news along with the firefighter. Kyle Dyer was interviewing them, [...]
We know that our own stress can greatly affect our performance and ability to function, but do you ever consider how your dog's stress level might affect his/her performance? Not only your dog's stress level, but your own stress level can affect his performance as well. My Sunday afternoon Basic Training Class graduated yesterday (April [...]
In my last post (October 2010), I discussed my evaluation of a dog who had bitten someone. In my evaluation, I determined that most likely this dog had been placed in a high stress situation with many factors contributing to the bite. In normal circumstances - ones without several stressful factors added one on top [...]
