LOVE LANGUAGES - We may not speak the same one.
There is a self-help, relationship-building book called “The Five Love Languages,” by Gary Chapman. I am a huge fan of reading all kind...
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Erika Lessa
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
“IT MUST BE THE CBD OIL”
That was clickbait. This is not a post about the popular panacea. This is a post about assigning the correct casual relationships to your...
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Erika Lessa
- Aug 8, 2022
- 3 min
Dear PetCo, Thank you! And...
I have to be honest, I avoid going to PetCo. This has little to do with the company - I think they are continually trying to support dogs...
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Erika Lessa
- Feb 2, 2022
- 1 min
HEAL: MY ORIGIN STORY
So many people ask me how I found my way in this work. I definitely did not start out with the goal of helping aggressive and other...
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Erika Lessa
- Aug 9, 2021
- 3 min
An Unregulated Industry: Navigating the world of dog training and its many providers.
Because the training and behavior industry is unregulated, there are no restrictions around who can call themselves trainers,...
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Erika Lessa
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
EMOTION DOESN'T CAUSE BEHAVIOR. IT IS A BEHAVIOR.
Treated as such, it can be examined, measured, and it can be changed. A behavior is caused by some change in the environment. There are...
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Erika Lessa, dip. CBST, CDBT, CDBC, CPDT-KA, Fear-Free Certified
- Apr 4, 2021
- 9 min
Aversive Stimulation and Confrontational Training Methods: Know more. Do better.
Aversive stimulation and confrontational training are defined as any stimulation used in response to a behavior that instigates avoidance...
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Erika Lessa, dip. CBST, CDBT, CDBC, CPDT-KA, Fear-Free Certified
- Jan 11, 2021
- 3 min
Weeeeee're baaaaaaaack.
Happy New Year, Friends. We have been on a little social media break and using it to do some personal and professional development. We...
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Erika Lessa, dip. CBST, CDBT, CDBC, CPDT-KA, Fear-Free Certified
- Feb 14, 2020
- 4 min
I know how to punish a dog.
I know how to apply punishment to reduce or lessen any given behavior. I know how to hit, kick, and yell. We all do, actually. I also...
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Erika Lessa, dip. CBST, CDBT, CDBC, CPDT-KA, Fear-Free Certified
- Dec 4, 2019
- 4 min
Assault
I saw a video of a man who calls himself a dog trainer (I can not be that generous as to assign him that title). He walked up from behind...
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