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I'm a bit bothered that I even have to write this but I've both witnessed and heard an increasing number of stories about other positive reinforcement trainers being... less than positive when dealing with colleagues, with the public, and with students. It makes me...

The weather out this way has been absolutely ridiculous recently. Temperatures in the 70s and lots of sun (occasional storm but that's also nice). 'Lucky' for me I recently lost my voice so going for quiet hikes at the farm have been a really nice way to spend my time...

I've had Monty now for 2.5 weeks and he's finally starting to really settle in. It wasn't a completely smooth process but it's gone really well for the most part. About 10 days into the process, Monty suddenly went from running around more than 1/2 the house to hiding...

It is such a rare occurrence that I'm actually able to get photographs with my own dogs. Photography has been a passion of mine for years. I built a darkroom in my basement years ago, worked in the darkrooms as a technician when I was in college, and was the photo...

Commitment---an agreement/pledge OR an act of committing to a charge or a trust. Owning a dog is about commitment. You don't have to be like me, a total canine nerd, and make your life revolve around your dogs but there is absolutely a need for a level of dedication....

It is that time again! Success Just Clicks will be publishing a spring newsletter between 3/25 and 4/2. With that upcoming deadline, I've been busy working on the original content that will be found in the newsletter! Here's a sneak peak of the information you can...

Here are some of my recent graduates from Adult Basic 1 and Adult Basic 2. Unfortunately, I get too busy and rarely remember to snap photos of everyone. Congratulations to my recent Adult Basic 1 graduates: Jimmy, Gus, Barkley, Brady, Luke, Porter, Jules, Booster,...

I think one of the things my students are most shocked by about me, is my commitment to training classes. Although Shayne and Rio are both really well trained and are mostly well behaved (except when they counter surf and eat my oreos!), I think it's so beneficial to...

Even with an issues dog in the house (Shayne) I have really taken for granted how simple it is to bring in new dogs. Go for a walk outside, walk in together, allow newbie dog to be crated in another room when not closely supervised, lots of opportunity for separate...