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Pics from our 5-19-26 dog training day. Pups got to greet Ash our Standard, worked on snuffling treats and building conf...
05/22/2026

Pics from our 5-19-26 dog training day. Pups got to greet Ash our Standard, worked on snuffling treats and building confidence. Next classes will start in June and run for 6 weeks. Available: Urban Socialization or Basic Obedience.

05/20/2026

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Had a great training day with Hobbs and Honey on May 17th. Final class of Urban Socializations where dogs got to greet o...
05/19/2026

Had a great training day with Hobbs and Honey on May 17th. Final class of Urban Socializations where dogs got to greet off-leash, run and play, practice mental exercises (snuffle treats) and explore new area. We worked on recall and proper greetings. Notice how quite a few of the pics show the pups with owners even though they are off-leash. Perfect check in behavior.

Nottoway Local Dog Training. Your Choice.Basic Obedience TrainingUrban Socialization TrainingCertified and Experienced T...
05/18/2026

Nottoway Local Dog Training. Your Choice.
Basic Obedience Training
Urban Socialization Training
Certified and Experienced Trainer
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434-294-9903
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05/13/2026

THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT KAREN PRYOR

Karen Pryor, the author of “Don’t Shoot the Dog,” and the queen of clicker training, kept her own much-loved Border Terrier behind an Invisible Fence with a powerfully aversive electronic collar that delivered several thousand volts if the dog tried to cross a buried wire.

Did punishment make her dog aggressive?

It did not.

Did punishment make her dog fearful?

It did not.

Did punishment ruin her relationship with the dog?

It did not.

And did punishment work to keep her dog in the yard?

Yep. Like new money.

Did Ms. Pryor need to know WHY her dog wanted to leave the yard?

Nope. She just needed to provide persuasive and consistent punishment when it did — and an electonic fence collar did that, and does that.

And so we get to the bottom line: Punishment and only punishment will stop a powerfully self-rewarding unwanted behavior.

A tug on a web collar is punishment, same as a tap on an e-collar.

If you do not know what punishment means — or how to apply it in the context of dog training — then you need to go read up on that.

Punishment is not torture, nor is it ongoing, nor does it create a massive amount of psychological damage to the dog, nor does it always need to be powerful. Electric and electronic fences do not torture the dog or the cow — they provided perfectly timed negative consequences and the “no go” lesson is quickly learned.

You do not need to know WHY the dog is doing the unwanted behavior.

The Invisible Fence does not care if the dog is chasing a deer or a squirrel.

It does not matter if the dog is interested in the bitch in heat seven yards over, or if they hear a yowling cat on the neighbor's porch.

The Invisible Fence does not care if the dog is bored or excited, curious or enraged.

The Invisible Fence does not care because correcting unwanted self-rewarding behavior is not about psychology; it's about sending a clear, consistent, and insistent NO signal. And, in a well trained dog, that signal can be fairly subtle and slight.

If you are talking to a dog trainer that does not understand this one basic thing, go elsewhere, because it's a simple and provable fact that you cannot keep a dog inside a small yard with cookies alone.

Karen Pryor knew.

What did Karen Pryor NOT know?

Believe it or not, she did not know how to walk her Border Terrier off-leash in the woods.

Cookies and a clicker, it seems, were no match for the prey drive of a 15-pound working terrier.

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For Karen Pryor, in her own words, see >> https://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2017/04/terrier-training-that-works.html

On 5-10, our urban socialization class ( Honey and Autumn) got to walk the High Bridge Trail out of Farmville. Bikes and...
05/13/2026

On 5-10, our urban socialization class ( Honey and Autumn) got to walk the High Bridge Trail out of Farmville. Bikes and children going by, lots of new smells and leash walking with owner. Took several shade breaks as well as it was HOT, Sniffed the beautiful flower and herb gardens planted by locals.

. We had lunch during urban socialization 's restaurant in Blackstone. We learned tolerance for strange dogs, sit and be...
05/13/2026

. We had lunch during urban socialization 's restaurant in Blackstone. We learned tolerance for strange dogs, sit and be nice while owners were eating, how to get a "pup cup" all over one's face and were exposed to people coming and going. Wait staff and Owner of Mitchell's just HAD to come and say hi to the pups...Good Dogs!
Grace and Cheryl also represented for "Canines for Christ"

Wow! What a busy day ! Strawberry, Belle, Honey and Hobbs got to do Urban Socialization Training in Farmville. We visite...
05/04/2026

Wow! What a busy day ! Strawberry, Belle, Honey and Hobbs got to do Urban Socialization Training in Farmville. We visited Lowes where they met new people, got exposed to traffic and fork lifts, smelled the roses and worked on turns and stop/start on leash. It was great.
Then. we visited The Press Club to get them acclimated to waiters coming and going, dishes rattling, people wanting to pet them loud music and a totally different environment. They all did very well and calmed after a bit and just hung out with owners. They learned to sit quietly and NOT beg the table. Some dogs were more interested in patio furniture, and some just wanted to say "Hi" to everybody...

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