by Jasmine | Sep 27, 2024 | Anxiety, Stress, Training Tips
When dogs are stressed, like humans, their behavior can default into fighting, fleeing freezing, fainting, or fiddling/reactive behavior. The limbic primal portion of the brain takes over and rational decision-making lessons. So how do we tamp down the limbic system...
by Jasmine | Aug 22, 2024 | Anxiety
The answer, any trainer will tell you, is good dogs! As discussed in my previous training articles, exercise releases good hormones, dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and epinephrine into the canine brain resulting in a calm and happy dog. Too often I come into training...
by Jasmine | Aug 22, 2024 | Anxiety, Sound, Storm, Stress
Southwest Florida residents know storm season is approaching. If your dog has a storm phobia, it means he experiences an irrational and disproportionate response to thunderstorms. Both nature (genetics) and nurture (environment) contribute to phobia creation. Your dog...
