by Randi Rossman | Sep 3, 2018 | About CBS, Training and Behavior
Eight years ago, I chose a ten-day-old puppy from a photo to be mine. I figured correctly that I would experience the joys of raising a puppy. But I was surprised by how much that puppy, who became my mother’s namesake, would mean in my relationship with my mom...
by Randi Rossman | Oct 14, 2017 | Fear and Aggression, Problem Behavior, Training and Behavior
I did it. Not one, but TWO things I promised I would never do: Have three dogs when I’m the only one living in my house (too high a dog-to-human ratio). Adopt a client’s dog. But Norman stole my heart, so on Monday, he is joining the Casa de Rossman...
by Randi Rossman | Mar 2, 2017 | Fear and Aggression, How Dogs Learn, Problem Behavior, Training and Behavior
This blog post is the first in a series about clarifying behavior science. First, I am posting a quiz on the Canine Behavior Science Facebook group that uses real-world examples of misinformation about various dog training and behavior analysis topics —...
by Randi Rossman | Sep 26, 2015 | Fear and Aggression, Problem Behavior, Training and Behavior
Do you know all those little electronic dings and tings your computer and phone make? For the past 3 – 6 months or so, Stella obviously didn’t like them: the computer would ting, and she would move away from the sound, wait and then come back. “I...
by Randi Rossman | Apr 30, 2015 | How Dogs Learn, Training and Behavior
In the dog training world, a lack of understanding of a science seems to be a valid enough reason for those to minimize its value and credibility. And I see this not only in the general population and the dog trainer population, but also among folks who have real...
by Randi Rossman | Apr 18, 2015 | Dogs Unplugged, How Dogs Learn, Problem Behavior, Training and Behavior
Your dog is behaving badly. Could you be the one encouraging it? How easy is it to reinforce your dog for behaviors you don’t want? Soooooo easy. Yesterday I reinforced my dog for demand barking to play. Why? He’s 11 and when he gets all puppy-like, it...
