Does your cat beg or swat at you while you are fixing his/her food? Station training, teaching your cat to relax on a designated spot, keeps your cat (and your appendages!) safely out of the way while you prepare your cat’s meal. Station training is also a wonderful way to engage with your kitty and strengthen your bond.
Let’s face it, most diagnostic or therapeutic procedures are not pleasant for dogs. However, by practicing at home for what the dog will need to do during a procedure, such as holding a stationary position, pet owners can help to ensure that procedures go more smoothly.
Let’s face it, most diagnostic or therapeutic procedures are not pleasant for dogs. However, by practicing at home for what the dog will need to do during a procedure, such as holding a stationary position, pet owners can help to ensure that procedures go more smoothly.
Conditioning a dog to a familiar station to aid in veterinary visits.
Adding handling and restraint to familiar behaviors for husbandry and veterinary care.
Using stationing or “Safe Place” as a tool for desensitization and counter conditioning to thunderstorms.
Once your dog is reliably going to the mat, this demonstration shows how to add a cue
A demonstration of the first stage of teaching your dog to target a mat.
Shaping a dog to target and settle on a mat.
The basics on working with multiple dogs at the same time.
