Using a Clicker to Train a Retrieve

Leashes break, collars break but good training lasts forever.

M. Shirley Chong

Dog training is a mechanical skill based on timing and recognizing behavior. - Drayton Michaels

Dog Bites

http://btoellner.typepad.com/kcdogblog/2010/01/2009-dog-bite-fatalities-final-report.html

This is worth reading.

"Punishment can suppress aggressive and fearful behavior when used effectively, but it may not change the underlying cause of the behavior."

Position Statement from The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior

Zeva Skates

"If the dog doesn't do it, then it's because the dog hasn't learned the skill yet." - Morten Egtvad