Creating Great Grooming Dogs

Episode 190 Warnings and Bites. What is the difference between a dog giving you a warning and a dog trying to hurt you? I don't want you to think a dog can't hurt you. Maybe you think they're too small, old, or young. Any pet can hurt you. I also don't want you to think that maybe a dog missed. “You got lucky that he missed.” They rarely miss. So we're gonna talk about the difference between warnings and a dog that's trying to hurt you and why we, as professionals, should take warnings very seriously.

https://www.dogstardaily.com/training/bite-scale

https://www.wigglebuttacademy.com/post/ian-dunbar-s-dog-bite-scale

Dogs Bite: But Balloons and Slippers Are More Dangerous by Janis Bradley https://a.co/d/9WRz2na

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In the first part, we'll talk about some ways to tell if a dog has learned to be afraid. In tge second part, we'll talk about physical responses to fear.

In the first part we'll talk about times when we may be thinking that "this doesn't hurt" but who gets to decide what hurts and what doesn't. Who get's to decide what's scary or what isn't. In the second part we'll talk about if we're causing pain, injuries, or fear.

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This week I'm talking to the owners who want to help prepare their dogs for grooming. How do I talk an owner through this process? Find out this week!

This week we'll talk about how behavior problems can be a source of burnout for groomers and what we can do about it.