Alert Barking

Not to be confused with territorial aggression, this is barking to alert others to the approach of a potential threat. Read more about alert barking…

Territorial Aggression

Territorial aggression will have a very similar presentation as protective aggression and can, in fact, be very intense. True territorial aggression is motivated by an instinct…

Resource Guarding

Resource guarding is defensive aggression that is limited to guarding food, water, toys, or other objects that are within the “ownership zone” of under a canine’s…

Dominance Aggression

In all animals, dominance is the first right to limited resources. There is no need to rewrite anything on this term or make it more complicated…

The Monks of New Skete

The Monks of New Skete, who were breeders and trainers of German Shepherds in Cambridge, New York, published How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend:…

William Koehler

William Koehler had served as principal trainer at the War Dog Training Center, in California, and after the war became chief trainer for the Orange…

Marian Breland Bailey

Marian Breland Bailey played a major role in developing empirically validated and humane animal training methods and in promoting their widespread implementation. Marian was a…

Konrad Most

Konrad Most began training dogs for police work in Germany, and was appointed principal of the State Breeding and Training Establishment for police dogs in…

Hand Protection for Dog Training

There are many different options for hand protection for handling potentially aggressive dogs.  This video shows a few examples:

Operant Conditioning

Introduction to Operant Conditioning in Dog Training Operant conditioning is a foundational concept in behavioral psychology, developed by B.F. Skinner in the mid-20th century. It…