This site has many free downloadable resources available to anyone.  However, they are all in English and we often get requests for downloads in other languages or offers to translate the downloads for us.  Here are some posters that have been translated. Simply click on the image to download the PDF of the translated poster….

What do you do when you have a patient like this and you’ve just put her into her cage or run? Now it’s time to remove her leash. Do you carefully reach towards the neck to loosen the slip lead and hope that you don’t get snapped at or bitten? Or do you leave the…

Animal trainers, teachers, pet owners, and parents who are new to science-based teaching often ask if there is proof that positive reinforcement works better than aversives as if the research doesn’t exist. Hundreds of studies have been performed that have revealed many adverse effects of punishment. And in The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes,…

Have you ever wondered why your dog, cat, bird, or 3 year old child are so adept at whining, screeching or complaining until you finally give in? Or why you always fall into that cycle of resisting at first but later bend to their wishes? Now, biopsychologist and behavior analyst, Dr. Susan Schneider, has written…

Question: My husband and I have a 10-week old yellow lab named Avery.  We brought her home 3 weeks ago, at the age of 7 weeks, and have been using the methods we learned from your book, Perfect Puppy in 7 Days, to teach her to say please and to sit for everything. It is going…

     For walking your dog you’ll want a flat collar, a front-attaching harness, or a head collar. The flat collar is convenient because dogs can wear it all the time. (For exceptions, read this article: Which Types of Collars and Harnesses are Safe for Your Dog?) A front-attaching harness gives more directional control, while the…