Poncho The Dog
I never thought my mom would be a blogger, but all my dog friends and dog owners kept saying that my mom needed to take her love of dog training and put her tips and advice out to the world wide web to help more dog owners and pups! My name is Poncho, and as Joan's dog, I can vouch that her approach comes from personal passion and love of animals (me!!) – it is all about positive reinforcement and owner-education in reward-based training sessions.
Homepage: http://www.inquisitivecanine.com
Posts by Poncho The Dog
Dog Training Basics to Prevent Fido From Being Left Out of the Group
February 1, 2012 - 11:10 pm
Tags: dog behavior, dog behavior advice, dog training tips, enrichment, environmental management
Posted in dear inquisitive canine, Noozhawk | No Comments
Dear Poncho, Help! We’ve had family staying with us all weekend, and our dog, Wiley, has had a hard time behaving. At the family’s request, when we go outside, we have to put him inside, in his crate. That’s because if we let him out when we go out to play, he jumps on and [...]
Tips for Bringing New Dog Home to Meet Resident Dog
December 12, 2011 - 8:16 am
Tags: after you adopt a dog, before adopting a dog, dogtrainingtips, edhat, poochsperspective, responsible pet owner
Posted in adopting a new dog, after you adopt, before you adopt, dog behavior, Edhat | No Comments
How to Play Mutt-Matchmaker Dear Poncho, Several years ago, I brought a new puppy into the family “to keep my older dog company.” That backfired because they fought constantly. The older one passed away a few years ago, but now I’d love to add another dog to my family. What is the best way to introduce a new [...]
Make Howl-een a Good Time for Your Dog
October 31, 2011 - 1:25 pm
Tags: dog training tips, door dashing, door manners, greeting people politely, Halloween, holiday pet safety, pet safety
Posted in Dog training tips, greeting nicely, holidays | 1 Comment
The BIG day – and night – is finally here! I can already smell the chicken… We began our howleen celebration early with pawtying it up Saturday night. Mom, dad and I dressed up and went to hang out with friends, visiting and eating lots of treats. My kind of night for sure! Tonight’s [...]
Halloween Safety Tips for Pets, Making Fright Night Fun and Safe
October 7, 2011 - 12:37 am
Tags: dog training tips, dog treats, greeting people politely, Halloween, pet safety, waiting at doors
Posted in Dog training tips, Environmental Management, Go to Your Mat/Bed, greeting nicely, holidays, pet safety, responsible pet guardians, Training Techniques, waiting at doors | No Comments
Well folks it’s that time of year again when my dog trainer mom encourages yours truly to play dress-up. Yep, it’s Halloween! This means costumes – but it also means TREATS! And when it comes to being dressed as something like a skunk, it means CHICKEN! As much of a hippie as I am – [...]
Original Inquisitive Canine Joins Santa Barbara Edhat Community
September 6, 2011 - 6:40 am
Tags: chewing, dog training, dog training tips, puppy biting
Posted in biting, Dog training tips, Edhat, Pooch's Perspective, Puppy Training | No Comments
It’s official folks! This inquisitive canine has teamed up with our local online news site Edhat-Santa Barbara with my very own dog behavior and training advice column. Similar to the one me and my mom co-write, Dear Inquisitive Canine, I’ll be doling out my own pooch’s perspective. As a matter of fact, that’s exactly what [...]
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