Do No Harm Dog Training - Linda Michaels

04/07/2026

Grazing Games and Doggy Enrichment Land ditch the bowl.  Learn all the ways scatter feeding, helps your dog, makes life more enjoyable for them and easier for you!

Still can’t get your dog to switch off?

More walks didn’t fix it.
More stimulation didn’t work either.
You don’t add energy to a nervous system already stuck on high alert.
You have to shift it.

They need a way out of the noise.

Scatter feeding does exactly that.

It looks simple. Almost too simple. Just food on the ground.
But watch the shift.

The nose drops.
The breathing slows.
The muscles soften.

Sniffing isn’t just a "boredom buster" , you are tapping into how they can actually lower stress levels.

And you’re not just feeding your dog.
You’re teaching them how to regulate.

Start with just one scatter fed meal a day and see what happens.
It doesn’t have to be every meal. They still deserve some that are easy, with no effort attached.

This is a simple add in that can change everything.

01/05/2026

Read this most recent stellar Review of the Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook, courtesy of one of the new, most influential behavior experts in our community with the academic chops and courage to move mountains, Will Bangura, author of Sniff to Soothe. Thank you, Will. I am beyond delighted. Get your copy today!
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"The Book I wish I had written. Linda Michaels has written one of the most important books the dog training profession has needed for a long time..Linda brilliantly and systematically deconstructs the persistent and ongoing myth that punishment based dog training methods are necessary, benign, or harmless when used “correctly.” Do No Harm Dog Training shows, with citations and clarity, that with punishment, the risk of fallout is very real, very predictable, and very well documented, particularly when we are talking about dogs who are already struggling with fearful behaviors, anxious behaviors, or aggressive behaviors.
Michaels book Do No Harm Dog Training also does something that many dog trainers and behavior professionals avoid. Michaels centers welfare as a non-negotiable standard, not an individual personal preference.
Michaels pioneering work draws a clear line between what is supported by evidence-based science and what myths persists because of tradition, habit, convenience, or reinforcement for the trainer rather than the dog.
For pet parents and guardians, Do No Harm Dog Training provides readers something equally valuable, an honest framework designed to ask the right questions and recognizing any red flags before harm occurs.
I have personally spent decades working with dogs suffering from the fallout of aversive, punitive, and coercive methods, dogs with increased fear, suppressed warning signals, learned helplessness, and redirected aggression to name just a few.
Everything Linda Michaels outlines in Do No Harm Dog Training aligns with what dog behavior professionals see clinically and what the scientific research has been telling all of us for years.
This is not a soft book. It is a vitally necessary book and a classic.
If the dog training profession was ever serious about progress, credibility, and welfare, Do No Harm Dog Training should be required reading."
— Will Bangura, M.S., CAB-ICB, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP