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Don't Think, Just Do
Don't Think, Just Do Last week I met up with a friend to go on an adventure and then out to lunch. With road conditions potentially changing, we opted to ride in her 4-wheel drive SUV instead of my little car. I don't remember the last time I was in a car and wasn't...
read moreFinding My Voice Again
Finding my Voice Again It is 2014 and I am posting a new blog for the first time in 3 months. I have spent the last few months wanting to write and trying to write blogs--I have written and deleted countless blog entries--but nothing seemed right or important or even...
read moreFREE Pre-Puppy Consultations
FREE Pre-Puppy Consultations I am in the business of putting myself out of business--dogs are brought to me with problems or needing training, and I give the owners what they need to remedy these problems. Once the behaviors have been remedied, they often go off into...
read moreHow Much Snarking Is Okay?
How Much Snarking Is Okay? I will be pretty honest and say that I have quite the structured and well managed house, in terms of my pets. Nearly all of my critters have some sort of special need that requires some management or structure to mitigate and make our home...
read moreKyjen Slow Feeders–A review
Kyjen Slow Feeders--A review I don't know about you but I have some serious food inhalers in my house. It's not so much an issue now since I feed primarily raw and when I feed kibble it's not in a bowl, but I am still really intrigued by the slow feeders I've seen....
read moreHow to effectively Ditch The Food Bowl
How to effectively Ditch The Food Bowl I've written before about ditching your food bowl a few different times over the last few years but I've never focused an entire post on the subject (or not a detailed informational post). I have mentioned my use of toys...
read moreWhy Aren't You Rally-ing With Us?
Why Aren't You Rally-ing With Us? There is so much fun to be had at Rally-O class at WPHS! We are continually laughing and having a good time together as dog and humans work together to learn new skills. Not interested in the competition aspect of the sport? No...
read moreHaving the meds talk with my vet
Having The Meds Talk With My Vet Last year I wrote a blog about the events at the vet, years ago, that have made my life with Shayne so much more challenging. In a total and complete nutshell, she had two idiot vet techs corner her in the exam room (after I told them...
read moreMeasuring Successes In String Cheese
Measuring Successes In String Cheese A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post and made two videos about teaching loose leash walking. My method for teaching loose leash walking is based around using a high rate of reinforcement to shape the leash manners. Whenever we are...
read moreSign Up Now! New Classes!
Sign Up Now! New Classes! I have just finalized my schedule for the end of the year with WPHS and it is looking really really exciting! I have two very exciting announcements to make... Rally-O Thanks to all of the support from my Rally students we are adding...
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