Dog University by Viviane Theby . Another really great trick training book! Amazon has used copies. I got mine at Half Priced Books. They had a lot of copies for $6 and I purchased many to be used as gifts. The author appears to be influenced by Bob Bailey and/or Read more…
The morning was about stress and then behavior assessments. The afternoon was on learning theory, resource guarding, and training with specific types of problems. Attendees were from surrounding states and a lot of local people. It was great to see so many students/friends/people I know (a 4-H camper parent Read more…
Theme of the week! 1) Separate everyone. 2 barriers (doors, crates, gates, leashes, fences) between the trouble makers at all times. We want a week or two of no incidents. This is to help the dogs calm down, but more so to give the humans a break. The humans Read more…
Apparently I’ve already written about Drop on Recall. More than once. More than twice. I looked at the parts of the exercise. A year ago, I tried a lot of different techniques for the behavior (mats, food placement, tethering). Interestingly, at that time, food/toy behind Griffin was not successful. Read more…
The online class we’re in is very detail-oriented. I like it, but it’s also challenging. I’m having to re-look at what criteria I’ve set previously and some of if it is just not good enough. Griffin will down in place without moving his body forward (his shoulders remain in place), Read more…
I’m really far behind on my notes of dog books for this year! This book deserves a special mention. There are a million dog trick and dog game books right now. And the books are all very repetitive. Basic. Similar. I found this one at the library, but I’m Read more…
1) Fish Treats. Easy, fast, cheap. 2) French Toast. Mix egg/s with a small amount of milk (a Tbs or two for each egg? Maybe?). Dip a piece of bread in that goo… then cook on a griddle until golden brown (flip it over!). My dogs are –crazy– about Read more…
It’s important for dogs to not just tolerate, but to willingly participate in nail trims. But even following a good training plan, sometimes it just doesn’t seem to work. Now what? Your Dog Doesn’t Understand: Maybe at some point in the process, your dog stopped participating and just tolerated the Read more…
Photo by Megan! Unfortunately we’re halfway through the online class we signed up for a few months ago. The sections we’ve done so far are Play, Impulse Control, Shaping, and half of Heeling. Play: I always know I need to play more with my dogs, especially during training. The class Read more…
I was correct…Blaze did finish his APDT Rally Level 1 title last month! 10.5 years of training and we finally completed something! The funny thing is, I’ve spent more hours training him than Luna and Griffin together (and probably multiplied by 10). What’s different? The primary difference is that I’m Read more…