Even when someone is using L.I.M.A. methods and avoiding aversives, it can still be aversive to a dog when we have an agenda in determining how the dog is supposed to behave.

This is what bad behavior might look like…

Wellness is an intrinsic part of the analysis in figuring out why dogs act the way that they do. Once it is clear that an animal’s physical needs are met, it’s much easier to address other behavior concerns.

A client brought Mia to me because Mia had been scheduled to be euthanized. Mia had been purchased as a puppy for a 16 year old boy. The family was busy and they didn’t have time for her, so they left her in a cage for two years before finding a new family.

A little black and white dog came to Oregon on a van from a kill shelter in California. She had been found wandering the streets, hungry and alone.

Imagine that today you wanted to go lie on your bed for awhile. You head toward your bed but someone says no.