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A new take on NILIF/NILF
Sit for dinner, sit to open the door, lay down for pets, touch for access to the porch, spin to throw the ball, etc. Nothing in Life is/for Free (NILF) is a work to earn type protocol--dogs must work for everything except for water. Many people who are into...
read moreNEW CONTEST! Tugs By Tena Giveaway!
Alright, it's been months since Tugs By Tena offered a contest. Last time it was on Facebook, but this time around it's going to be focused on the blog. I think tug toys are amazing and so much fun. They are crazy versatile items if you have a dog who is interested...
read moreWhat Fostering has Taught me about Shayne
For years I have been so very perplexed by Shayne. She was never really reactive in the typical sense of having some big display at the sight of another dog. She wasn't aggressive toward other dogs and has never hurt another dog besides a few incidental nicks (no...
read moreRaw Noms!
Now that all the informational posts are out of the way, I figured I'd talk a bit about what Shayne and Rio eat and give you my own observations. Shayne and Rio have been eating a diet based off prey-model raw for a little over a year now. It was a bit...
read moreDeciding on Dog food
Yesterday I highlighted some red-flags to avoid in dog food and addressed some of the myths around popular dog foods. Today let's talk about what to look for in a quality dog food. Again, I'm not going to name-names but I will tell you what I look for in kibble. ...
read moreDeciphering Dog Food
Deciphering Dog Food--Red Flags All dog foods that are AAFCO certified as nutritionally balanced will indeed sustain a dog--as in they will not starve from lack of nutrition if you feed that food in a suggested amount. However, there is a very big difference between...
read moreBaby-steps toward change…
My process of changing foods was really not a fast process... it started slowly and progressed as I did more and more research--lots of baby steps. I am not going to give the names of the brands I fed, simply the ingredients list... I don't want to come across as...
read moreYou are what you eat…
Nutrition has come up in my classes a few times recently and I figured it's about time now that I cleared the air on my blog. I know it's been mentioned a few times but Shayne and Rio are fed a prey-model raw diet. This was not a fast nor an easy decision on my...
read moreNo! Bad Trainer!
Tonight I was reminded of how stressful events can effect a dog, even days later. I have this fantastic dog in one of my classes, he's a really amazing guy with a tragic background. I've had him in class for 7 weeks now and he's been amazing, the first week he...
read moreI'd like to trade her in for a new one..
Maybe I'm overly sensitive to things, but I have become increasingly frustrated in recent months with people threatening to dump or actually dumping newly adopted dogs back at the shelter. Now, not everyone is a dog expert but it amazes me that people expect newly...
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