Territorial Aggression: "managing x correction"
Territorial aggression is characterized by dog attitudes when protecting an area or location. It can be confused with Possession...
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Marco Magiolo
Dec 24, 20232 min read
POSSESSIVE AGGRESSION: Gentle but deadly?
Possessive Aggression happens when a dog finds himself in a position to defend an item to prevent another individual from reaching for...
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Marco Magiolo
Dec 10, 20232 min read
CONFLICT AGGRESSION - It's not dominance!
Historically and erroneously described as dominance aggression, this type of aggression is not motivated by the dog's interest in being...
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Marco Magiolo
Nov 26, 20233 min read
FEAR AGGRESSION! The most common cause of aggressive behavior in dogs!
In around 90% of cases of aggressive dogs observed in my routine, fear is the main cause of the problem. A fearful dog tries to protect...
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Marco Magiolo
Nov 12, 20233 min read
Controversial topic: Positive Training or Negative Training?
“I have never met more negative people than extremely positive people”. That was a quote I heard from a behaviorist, trainer, and...
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Marco Magiolo
Oct 29, 20237 min read
Body Manipulation - Does your dog hate going to the vet?
Over the years of working with dogs at different veterinary hospitals (four since 2004), I never liked the way handling techniques were...
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Marco Magiolo
Oct 15, 20233 min read
What is a Dog Agility Judge? And what does he do?
Everyone knows what dog agility is, right? That sport where a dog, handled by a person, needs to cross an obstacle course that involves...
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Marco Magiolo
Oct 1, 20232 min read
The Dangers of Booties for Dogs
Alright, let's talk about a topic that I know can be controversial. But I think it's time for me to alert people who follow me, people...
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Marco Magiolo
Sep 17, 20233 min read
Dogs: Ages and Stages (Part 3) - Adolescence / Adult / Senior
Is time for the third and final part of our series about the stages of a dog’s life. Today, we will talk about three stages. Adolescence,...
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Marco Magiolo
Sep 3, 20233 min read
Dogs: Ages and Stages (Part 2) - Socialization / Juvenile
Continuing with the series of articles about the stages of a dog's life, today we are going to talk about two other stages. The...
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Marco Magiolo
Aug 20, 20233 min read
Dogs: Ages and Stages (Part 1) - Prenatal / Neonatal / Transitional
Today we start a series of articles about the life stages of our best friends, dogs. In this first article we will talk about the three...
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Marco Magiolo
Aug 6, 20232 min read
Dog Socialization X Polite Dogs X Polite Owners
I want my dog to be a well socialized dog! The word we talk about so much, SOCIALIZATION. By definition, socializing someone means...
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Marco Magiolo
Jul 23, 20234 min read
HUMANIZATION: A LOST CAUSE?
In 2008, when I graduated, I was already a Dog Agility Competitor traveling around the world with my dogs and competing with the best in...
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Marco Magiolo
Jul 8, 20232 min read
THE POWER OF COACHING A DOG OWNER
"Do you train dogs or dog owners?" The question I often listen to. At the end, I train both of them. Dog training or behavioral...
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Marco Magiolo
Jun 21, 20232 min read
“Embarking on a New Journey: From Dog Trainer to Best Seller Author"
The way the universe guides us is something difficult to understand. How many of us, at some point, are faced with an unexpected...
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