Everyone knows that it’s important to provide enrichment for our dogs. I’m constantly working to be better at providing a variety of enrichment activities for my dogs as well as helping clients better provide enrichment experiences for their pets. Last week I came across The Shape of Enrichment, an organization Read more…
_Brain Games for Dogs_ by Claire Arrowsmith I read this while waiting to start a lesson earlier this week. The topic of ‘games’ came up during the lesson, and the student said “So, are there really games?” My reply was something along the lines of, “Well, to be blunt, I Read more…
I hear this a lot too.. “My puppy is well socialized.” – “Because I have 4 other dogs.”– “Because we have 3 kids.”– “Because it’s Christmas and the family came over.”– “Because we go to the park.”– “Well, he will be after his vaccinations. We’ll walk at the park so Read more…
Megan introduced us to cow hooves. I bought a few at the pet store. $1 each. Not too bad. But the dogs liked them. REALLY liked them. We went through one per dog per week. And they made me buy more. I couldn’t not buy them! So… we found some Read more…
I love a lot of stuff Dunbar says and especially the way he doesn’t mess around getting to his point. But for the last few years there’s been a lot of stuff that’s made me not so happy, and then today I found this video about his new speaking schedule. Read more…
A few years ago I saw Brenda Aloff present at the IAABC conference. It was a really cool body language presentation. She had been trying to get a group picture with her dogs (and in fact, I think it’s the one on the cover of this book!), there were many Read more…
Health issues are not my area of interest. I like behavior. Genetics is confusing. All the little details and physiology stuff is complicated. I let Megan tell me all the important parts. For a few months now, I’ve been hearing way too much about Pigmentary Uveitis (PU) in goldens. Typically Read more…
Yesterday at PosiDog we had an “Understanding Canine Aggression” seminary by Ken McCort. The focus on behavior patterns in dogs and vocabulary was fabulous! And I really loved the focus on “There are a LOT of ways to change behavior!” I know that any time we need behavior change, it’s Read more…
I have numerous notebooks and computer files with this sort of thing. Sharing these notes might motivate me to do more reading, keep better notes, and provide some sort of resource on what may be useful for others. Dancing with Dogs by Mary Ray I bought this book a few Read more…
When the eastern location was mentioned a couple weeks ago, friends were all set to go. I was not. Chicago is kind of far from Ohio. I went there for a TagTeach seminar. It’s a very expensive place to travel to. The driving part was not fun. Training friends convinced Read more…