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I've been extra tired recently. I'm not really sure why but I have been, so in honor of that... here's my Wordless Wednesday Sleepy Edition. *warning, the cuteness MAY be overwhelming!

The first thing to remember about dog-dog resource guarding is that it is a very natural behavior. I would venture a guess (and that is purely what it is) that most predators have some level of resource guarding. If they were ultra philanthropic or gave away their own...

Canine communication is not nearly as overt or in your face as our communication tends to be. Sure we have subtlties and nuances in body language, facial expressions, micro facial expression, tone of voice and other less obvious pieces of communications but most of...

Although I had not intended on posting today... I was inspired to share a Kong recipe I just put together using all sorts of fun ingredients! Thanksgiving Feast in a Kong **A mini marshmallow (to clog the hole at the bottom) **A spoonful of homemade sweet potato pie...

It's not called building a relationship for nothing. It takes time and is a process--it is not as though you bring home your new puppy or adult adopted dog and magically there is a bond and trust in place. You have to build these things from the ground up with each...

I am thankful everyday that I have two of the most awesome pups in the world (even on days when Rio rolls in bear poop like he did yesterday). They tolerate my shenanigans (like brining in foster dogs, acting as guinea pigs for new training plans/protocols/tricks, and...

Six years ago when I adopted Shayne and brought her home, I expected to deal with the food aggression issues since those were advertised with her but I never expected the other behavioral problems we encountered. At the time I was working 2 jobs to squeak by and a...

As a human being, I am very much so a conflict-resolution person. Unnecessary conflict makes me really uncomfortable and I tend to avoid it as much as possible (particularly personal conflicts between people). This does not mean that I am not passionate about things...

Success Just Clicks offers a small number of dog-walking slots. We only do one-on-one dog walks (you won't catch me walking 10 dogs at a time down the city streets!) but we offer 'social walks' for dogs who like other dogs and may enjoy the company. If I think it will...

I am no scientist, mathematician, or statistician but I really do value data--hard and clinical data. We may have feelings about what we might be seeing or hunches about things but without real data, it's hard to be conclusive and get a total picture. Behavior logs...