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06/01/2026

Wise words, and we have plenty more for you at themannerlydog.com! Stop by and sign up for our free newsletter as well as peruse training options and packages.

05/27/2026

Just a taste of tips you can learn for your dog training journey at themannerlydog.com!

05/25/2026

The perfect day to spend with your pup outside or at home!

Happy Memorial Day!

05/21/2026

"Every dog has a full range of behavior possibilities. We can use behavior modification to help them learn to be comfortable with things they are currently not comfortable with. Describing the specific behaviors we see helps us make a plan to change them. Labeling a dog might lock us into acceptance of certain behaviors as something that can’t be changed." -Nancy Kelly, M.S., CPDT-KA.

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https://themannerlydog.com/a-reactive-dog-has-a-behavior-problem/

A reactive dog's behaviors can result from many different things, but the behaviors are learned and training is what can change them.

05/20/2026

Richard Julius Herrnstein (May 20, 1930 – September 13, 1994) was an American psychologist at Harvard University. His major research finding as an experimental psychologist is the matching law, the tendency of animals to allocate their choices in direct proportion to the rewards they provide. To illustrate the phenomenon, if there are two sources of reward, one of which is twice as rich as the other, Herrnstein found that animals often chose at twice the frequency the alternative that was seemingly twice as valuable. That is known as matching, both in quantitative analysis of behavior and mathematical psychology.
You can see how these methods are implemented by our own behavioral psychologist, Nancy Kelly, at themannerlydog.com, and you can sign up for free newsletter full of tips and tricks on pet training!

05/18/2026

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05/17/2026

Learn more about what your dog is saying at themannerlydog.com, and while you're in the neighborhood, don't forget to sign up for our free newsletter!

05/14/2026

Success can be yours! Especially if you head on down to themannerlydog.com and check out pet training courses that will change you and your dog's life forever! You can also sign up for the free newsletter containing the musings and wisdom of our very own behavioral psychologist, Nancy Kelly!

05/13/2026

"This is one of the reasons I created the Beyond Basic Manners Program. It helps students learn to manage and train their dogs for real-world situations, and thus, Front Door Manners is a significant set of lessons. Yes, multiple lessons. Dogs and owners need several skills to put together in order to successfully navigate an event at the oh-so-exciting front door, where such amazing things happen! A few foundation skills can help you and your dog provide a calmer greeting for visitors, delivery personnel, or the kid from next door."
-Nancy Kelly, M.S., CPDT-KA

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https://themannerlydog.com/barking-at-the-door-no-more/

Positive reinforcement training helps your dog behave calmly and look to you for guidance when someone comes to your front door.

05/11/2026

Happy Mother's Day!

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