Lucid Thoughts
Lucid is a company that is dedicated to dogs, dog owners and advocates, and the craft of dog training, so naturally, we were recently inspired by Grumpy Cat, who profoundly memed: “There are two...
The Humane Hierarchy, developed by Dr. Susan Friedman, a psychology professor at Utah State University, is a tiered system that ranks various training techniques from least to most intrusive. It is an...
In the world of dog training, LIMA (Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive) is the gold standard for fairness and effectiveness. The standard it sets has guided our work since day one. Coined by dog...
Lucid Dog Training is proud to announce that we have recently been certified as Fear Free Professionals by Fear Free Pets. About Fear Free Developed by “America’s Veterinarian,” Dr...
Sometimes it’s hard to find a routine – especially during a global pandemic. Of course, the weirdness of the situation is effecting our dogs, too. Dogs thrive on consistency. In that sense, they...
As the old saying goes, "that which is reinforced, is repeated." The beauty of positive reinforcement in dog training is that it naturally bonds the dog to the handler, encourages learning and problem...
It's often said around the dog training world when discussing verbal communication with dogs, "it doesn't matter what you say, it's how you say it." There is some truth to the idea that our language...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_mIEnnlF4 "How can I get my dog to stop..." is perhaps the most common way for people to open questions about their dog when speaking to a dog trainer. While the...
Even more than a dog training company, Lucid is an education company. For this, we love it when interesting and insightful presentations about dog training are made at events such as TED and...
If you’ve read our recent post, Management: The Cornerstone to Happy Living with Dogs: Part 1, please read on. If you didn’t read that yet, please take a step back and read it before you continue...