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 | Jun 14, 2018 | About CBS, Training and Behavior
Mary Crawford has joined the Canine Behavior Science team as an Assistant Dog Trainer. Mary is a retiring physician who has always had a passion for dogs and has volunteered at the local animal shelter for over five years. She decided to take that passion into a new...
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...
