I’m a big fan of modifying environments so you don’t have to train the dog. Or more a big fan of modifying environments so you don’t have to train the dog on niggly bits of life that go against what…
Not Being Terrible Cookies
The past couple of weeks have been busy and chaotic. Between a brief VT vacation around labor day, workshops to teach, a steady stream of extra dogs, starting a new volunteer gig (that is Amazing!!), agility trials and oh Tom…
Think about the Dos
When thinking or talking about a behavior your dog does that you want to change, do you think about the dos or the don’ts? The things you do want your dog to do? Or the things you don’t want your…
Andis Deshedding Tool
It’s been a long long time since a grooming tool shocked me in a good way. Honestly, it’s been a long long time since I was motivated enough by a review to purchase a new type of dog grooming tool. …
Summer vacation
Sometimes I forget how nice (and needed) it is to get away from the house until we go. One of my best friends was graduating from Canine Companions for Independence with her very first service dog and invited us to…
How to Talk to Girls
Max is getting quite the education this week. As an adolescent intact 11m old Golden retriever with raging hormones, and apparently a belief that of course everyone will think he’s as awesome as he knows he is, he’s learning more…
Yes, I train medical behaviors before I ever need them
All of my dogs learn how to wear basket muzzles, cloth muzzles, Elizabethan collars (the cone). They learn how to have their teeth brushed, ears cleaned, eye drops administered, nails trimmed. They learn how to be restrained a multitude of…
Adopting an Older Dog
This week Rascal is here hanging as one of the crew while his family is on vacation. And Rascal has a great story. A few years back I met with a family who were considering getting a dog for an…
New Videos
The dogs and I have been hard at work on some Training Tips videos! Head on over to my YouTube page under the Dog Training & Behavior Playlist. Let me know what you think! Here’s one to wet your whistle:
BFFs
Tom, Zora, Rosie Poodle and Dulce Spaniel. All we need is Rock-It Lab to complete the crew. I love that my dogs have friends. And that these dogs in particular are all friends. Happy to walk together, happy to hang…