by Neil | Mar 31, 2015 | 4. The Importance of Your Mindset
Your dog’s behavior doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase (or seen it written here): “The dog is always right”? The reason is that dogs are simply responding to what is happening in their environment. And, specifically, how their environment makes...
by Neil | Jan 11, 2011 | 4. The Importance of Your Mindset, Reviews
My goal is for you to have a strong, heart-centered connection with your dog. And that’s actually relatively simple to accomplish, once you get your thoughts, judgments, and expectations out of the way – and focus on what’s happening in the moment. The problem is,...
by Neil | Jan 6, 2011 | 4. The Importance of Your Mindset, 9. Interviews and Articles, Natural Dog Blog Radio
If you want to get different results with your dog, then you have to change what you're doing. You'll find this to be true if you want some serious alterations in your dog's behavior or you're simply looking to strengthen your emotional bond with your dog - or...
by Neil | Dec 14, 2009 | 4. The Importance of Your Mindset, Change Your Perspective
The key to changing your dog's behavior is changing your own behavior. Your success in developing the kind of relationship that you want with your dog, or changing your dog's habits, is directly proportional to your ability to change your own habits. In other words,...
by Neil | Nov 20, 2009 | 4. The Importance of Your Mindset, Training Plan
One of our basic human needs is stability. Sure we learn, and we grow - that's happening all the time. And it's good to take some time to process new knowledge and skill, to feel like you really OWN the material. But it can be all too easy to hang out in your...
by Neil | Oct 14, 2009 | 4. The Importance of Your Mindset, Change Your Perspective
There's a discussion raging at DogStarDaily, in a response to one of Lee Charles Kelley's blog posts over at Psychology Today (warning - you'll find dog trainers with raised hackles if you follow those links). In LCK's post, he's wondering why the Operant...
