We are coming to the end of 2017. I can't believe I'm saying that. I graduated high school in 1997. Crazy! And somehow my Mom never ages a bit. :) Hi Mom!
You took the time to be thoughtful, creative, brave, and honest? And most importantly you had an idea and you executed on it. Good for you!
Having my friend Kylie from Scotland visiting this week has been eye opening for both of us. And I’m not just talking about the accents, interesting words for things like grilled cheese (toasties), potatoes (tat-tees), or my personal favorite - crisps for chips and chips for fries.
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Ok, first what you should try is a blue rope (it has to be blue) that we can tie to the back of this water bottle the dog will drag for 2 weeks counter conditioning his self control "place board" work so he can "down" while birds fly over and still be able to sit while we use the e-collar to randomly reinforce his heel. So go take him on the bike for 6 hours right now.
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Over the last few years I have experienced a profound love of muzzles. What has not surprised me (unfortunately) is that people still lack the awareness of the benefits of muzzles, even in 2017.
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If you have accidentally found yourself on Facebook once in your life, you may have heard me ranting about the priorities I place on dog training or obedience training, and its purpose when rehabbing behavior problems in dogs.
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Over the last few years, social media and the internet as a whole have made it challenging to decipher good information from, well... bullshit! With all due respect.
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Why is self-awareness such a struggle for so many? We spend so much time alone with ourselves, how come we don’t understand the motivation for our choices?
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You took the time to be thoughtful, creative, brave, and honest? And most importantly you had an idea and you executed on it. Good for you!
Methods, tools, reinforcement schedules, control your energy, training, stay calm, socialization, oh shit "SIT," too. You can find an article out there to agree or disagree with any of the strategies.
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When I hear stories like this it always amazes me what made Trish different. What made her continue to search even after she was made to believe all her problems would be solved by asking Franky to do things that she already knew how to do?
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Working with fearful, shy, and skittish dogs is one of my favorite things in the universe.This may sound crazy, but I love it as much as Ramen.
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