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It’s in the Tone!

Posted on: February 25, 2019 Last updated on: February 25, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
“It has to do with your tone of voice! Dogs respond to the tone not the words!” How many times have you heard that in the past? I’ve heard it many times. Most often in reference to the way a…
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KONG Cleaning 101

Posted on: February 4, 2019 Last updated on: February 4, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
I love interactive food toys for dogs. They can be great enrichment, good for boredom busting, and general fun for many dogs. I highly recommend them, and we have a basket in a kitchen cabinet filled with various interactive food…
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Foiled

Posted on: June 29, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Zora is perturbed. She’s more than perturbed quite frankly. See, I put a bell on her. The bell is on her CoyoteVest that she wears on our woods walks. And it means she can no longer chase chipmunks. I’ve spoiled…
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Teaching Dogs ‘The Basics’

Posted on: February 18, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
The other day during a lesson with a long time client who has a new puppy she asked me, so when do we start teaching The Basics and how long will they take? I looked at her blankly. The Basics?…
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Training Wildlife

Posted on: January 23, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Dogs that fixate on the wildlife, we all know them, right? Chase squirrels up trees, hunt rabbits, yank your arm off if a chipmunk races across the sidewalk. The dog you know would never recall off a deer. The dogs…
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Say no to Coyotes!

Posted on: December 16, 2017 Last updated on: December 16, 2017 Written by: Katrin Comments: 9
It’s Vampire Corgi! Ok no not really, just Zora in her new CoyoteVest. Over the past few weeks I’ve heard report after report within 20mile radius of small dogs being attacked by coyotes.  One image of a large tomcat in…
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Why Do I Run NADAC Agility?

Posted on: March 20, 2017 Last updated on: March 20, 2017 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
To follow up on my post from yesterday on ‘Why Do I Run Agility?‘ I wanted to express why I choose out of the numerous dog agility organizations out there today to run NADAC Agility, as for me it is…
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Teaching an Automatic Leave It Behavior: Management

Posted on: June 15, 2016 Last updated on: June 15, 2016 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
I’ll let you in on a little secret, I don’t care about obedience.  I don’t care if your dog can sit, or lie down or stay or come when called.  Actually if you come see me for a behavior concern…
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