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Wordless Wednesday–Canine Body Language Edition
Wordless Wednesday--Canine Body Language Edition Shayne and Rio got to enjoy a lovely social walk with James Bond yesterday. It was gorgeous weather outside for our walk--mild temperature with lots of sun and a gentle breeze! We went for a 20 minute walk and...
read moreDog Sports Should Be About The Dogs
Dog Sports Should Be About The Dogs Rio is my awesome boy. He does everything that I ask him to do and he really tries to do it with a smile, whether or not he really likes it. He has competed in rally-o and is actually pretty good at it. He earned his RL1 title in...
read moreShayne's Second Rally-O Weekend!
Shayne's Second Rally-O Weekend! This past weekend Shayne and I were entered in an APDT Rally-O trial at Splash N Dash in Plum. I decided to only run Shayne and not Rio, but there will be more info on this in tomorrow's post, so it was a nice weekend of just Shayne...
read moreResolving Window Reactivity pt 2
Resolving Window Reactivity pt 2 A little over a year ago, I posted about a home improvement project for reactive dogs using window clings to prevent dogs from barking at dogs they see through the windows. Like mentioned in that post, we had a really serious issue of...
read moreOutdoor Adventure Class
Outdoor Adventure Class Take your training to the next level and let's practice outside! SJC is just beginning the planning stages for a new intermediate and advanced level class. This class is a little bit less "structured" than our Outward Hound series of classes...
read moreSTOP Treating Symptoms and Treat The Disease!
STOP Treating Symptoms and Treat The Disease! This past weekend I went to an all day seminar with a local holistic vet, Dr. Doug Knueven of Beaver Animal Clinic. I have not personally taken my dogs to him, but if I ever had a medical issue with either, he would be...
read moreIt's Official Rio's A Therapy Dog!
It's Official Rio's A Therapy Dog! Yesterday Rio got a very exciting package in the mail! He got his Therapy Dog certificate and collar tag and I got our ID card and the TDinc membership handbook. I am so proud of him! I absolutely knew he had it in him based...
read more"He's fine" is often code for "he's not biting"
"He's fine" is often code for "he's not biting" Hi my name is _____ and I have a 3 year old miniature Schnauzer. I am emailing you because I'm interested in training for him. I have a problem with him and my granddaughter. He is fine when she pets him and...
read moreWordless Wednesday–First real spring day edition
Wordless Wednesday--First real spring day edition It has been an incredibly long winter here in Pittsburgh... I wasn't sure it would ever end! Well finally, in the second week of April, we finally got late spring/summer temps of mid 70's to 80 so we finally got to...
read moreLeash Manners–it's about training, not tools
Leash Manners--it's about training, not tools I am a huge supporter of Freedom No-Pull and Sense-ation/Sensible front-hooking harnesses. I think they are fantastic tools for the vast majority of dog guardians to have more control over their dogs and to not...
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