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 important tool for anyone seeking to leverage Steven R. Lindsay’s...
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. Marty Becker, the Fear FreeSM initiative aims to “take the ‘pet’ out of...
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 are “perfect soldiers.” So, when we’re all home getting chores done...
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 solving, and is fun for everyone involved....
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 is of no significance to dogs. But,...
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 PechaKucha Night. A few years ago at the independently-organized TEDx Napa...
