I am a crossover trainer, and we tend to like to tell our stories.

“Crossing over,” and “crossover trainer” refer to a trainer who switched from punishment based, or mixed training that included aversives, to training that is centered around positive reinforcement and avoids force, pain, and actions intended to “dominate” the dog.

I have written the story of my transformation, and Ines Gaschot is graciously hosting it at her blog, “The Crossover Trainer.” She has lots of interesting crossover stories over there as well as many other lovely blog posts. I hope you’ll not only go over and read mine, but check out the rest of her blog and website too if you haven’t already.

So here is how to get to my crossover story, complete with an embarrassing picture of Summer and me graduating from our first obedience class in 2006. (She didn’t much like the mortarboard.)

Crossing Over: A Pet Owner’s Story

Thanks for reading!

Coming up:

• But We Don’t Give Our Kids a Cookie Every Time They Tie Their Shoes!
• When Management Succeeds
• Level 1 Breakfast (quick behavior drills)

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