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Throwback Thursday–Social Pressures for Perfection…
Social Pressures for Perfection...throwback thursday Originally posted 8/28/12 Who would have thunk that peer pressure would have such a drastic effect on dogs. No, I'm not talking about dog-dog peer pressure, I'm talking about the pressure that GUARDIANS feel from...
read moreIt takes a village to raise a puppy…
It takes a village to raise a puppy... I'm excited to say that last week Loki was officially adopted! His new family seemed to love him right off the bat and seemed to be a pretty good fit for the little guy! Loki can look forward to learning how to go for long runs...
read moreThrowback Thursday–Don't Let Your Leash Hold You Back
Don't let your leash hold you back (throwback Thursday) Originally posted on 4/17/12 Believe it or not, I find that leashes very frequently become weights holding back the potential for training. The more one relies on the leash during the beginning stages of...
read moreLoki's Big Day
Loki's Big Day Today Loki goes to WPHS for a meet and greet with a potential family. It's his first meet and greet since being put on the web over 2 months ago. I'm sort of pleased about this because it means the staff was taking my suggestions about finding him...
read moreTips for Training Class
Tips for Training Class This past weekend Loki started an advanced puppy class. His first adult basic class (taken because I didn't want him in group play with rowdy puppies) was a small class with 2 or 3 other students in it at any given time (though the first week...
read moreFirst SJC Social Walk!
First SJC Social Walk! Have you been wanting to get your dog working in the real world with their obedience skills? Are you looking for safe situations to socialize your dog with other dogs in low-key manners? Do you have a well managed reactive dog who is looking...
read moreThrowback Thursday–My Best Advice…
Best Advice I can Possibly Give... "Be your dog's advocate." That is, I think, the best advice I can give to people with dogs. "Be your dog's advocate!" That is, I think, the best advice I can give to people who are handling dogs with a variety of behavioral issues or...
read moreGetting Back Into the Game
Getting Back Into the Game December 9th 2012, the last time Rio touched a piece of agility equipment other than my backyard weave poles. August 2012, the last time Rio had any type of agility training. Flip to the last week of December 2013, I happen to catch a post...
read moreFreezing Temps–Fired Up Dogs!
Freezing Temps--Fired Up Dogs! It's Monday night at 10pm or so and it's already -6F air temp with windchill of -25F. Today's temps dropped like a rock and it was 0F by this afternoon. We are lucky that these temps are only going to last another day and a half or so...
read moreHey! That's Not Dominance!
Hey! That's Not Dominance! I regularly get asked questions from dog guardians that are worried about their dog being dominant (this happens more often than I would like to mention). They are often genuinely concerned because they've either heard a T.V. personality...
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