http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Eric+Letendre Pets Eric Letendre Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=226013&ca=Pets Have you ever heard the term "Catch 22?" The phrase became popular after the novel by that name was written by Joseph Heller in 1961. Wikipedia defines the phrase as: "Catch-22" is common idiomatic usage meaning "a no-win situation" or "a double bind." Here are some example from the book: “The Texan... Pets Eric Letendre Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=241748&ca=Pets The dictionary defines the word dogma as: The established belief or doctrine held by a religion, ideology or any kind of organization, thought to be authoritative and not to be disputed, doubted or diverged from. There is an old saying among dog trainers that goes: “The only thing two dog trainers... Pets Eric Letendre Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=226736&ca=Pets So yesterday I helped my sister-in-law move into a new home. I got up at 5:30AM, drove two hours, rented a U-haul and spent the rest of the day helping her move. If you were to ask me what my top five least favorite things to do are, moving would be right next to getting a root canal and meeting wit... Pets Eric Letendre Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=227587&ca=Pets Dog training really boils down to influencing your dog’s behavior. Reward your dog for doing the behaviors you want to increase such as sit, down, stay, walk and come, and punish and or manage behaviors you want to decrease such as jumping, barking, stealing, digging and biting. Some dogs seem to be... Pets Eric Letendre Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=238564&ca=Pets I could hear my Mom's voice: "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." Easy for her, she was on her way to becoming a Catholic nun before she met my Pop on a beach in Connecticut. She is hard wired to always be nice. Anyhow... I was sitting at a round table discussion with... Pets Eric Letendre Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=157004&ca=Pets Part One: Why does your dog go crazy every time the doorbell rings? Important point to remember: Your dog has become classically conditioned! Most of you have probably heard of the Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov. He’s a pretty interesting guy. He studied .the gastrointestinal track of dogs. In one... Pets Eric Letendre Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=157165&ca=Pets First, let’s cover what you should not do: Why You Should Not Use Pinch, Choke, or Shock Collars to Control Unruly Behavior When the Doorbell Rings Negative Reinforcement has side effects. Many dog trainers will try to control the behavior by putting a choke, pinch, or shock collar on your dog. The... Pets Eric Letendre Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=161238&ca=Pets Relationship experts state that you can improve any relationship that you have (personal, business, etc.) by learning to look at things from the other person’s point of view. I want to take it a step further and advise you to look at things from your dog’s point of view. Now, before you think I’m... Pets Eric Letendre Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=155348&ca=Pets A point that I always stress when I am teaching someone how to train his or her dog is this: Training does not happen without motivation. You need to motivate your dog if you want him to perform. I also stress the fact that there are two forms of motivation: Positive and Negative. Both forms of mo... Pets Eric Letendre Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=151462&ca=Pets Seems like I spent most of the week helping new puppy owners housetrain their pups. Housetraining can be accomplished in as little as ten days if you follow a plan, a plan that has worked for many dog owners. The closer you follow the plan, the better the results. Step 1: Understand dog behavior – d...