First, let me apologize for the long time between posts. I have been busy moving (more on that in a future post) and with a trip to Europe. I spent a week in Paris; the City of Lights, the city of romance, the city of love…unless you are a dog it seems. From first appearances, Parisians…
Tag: training
Getting Sirius about dog training
Last weekend I had the privilege of attending a seminar in Portland, OR, about treating dog aggression, fearfulness, and anxiety given by Dr. Ian Dunbar. For those that don’t know Dr. Dunbar, he is one of the world’s foremost authorities on positive training. For the past 40 years, his trailblazing work has changed the way…
Sniffing out some good reads.
This post should have come about 6 weeks ago so you could buy one of these as stocking stuffers for the dog lover in your life, or maybe you can kick off your 2012 reading list with one of these books. The first is a sweeping overview of dogs in the American military obviously written…
Get to work!
There is a special category of dog recognized by its tenacity, drive, and focus. It is not a category recognized by the AKC, and not one breed that defines it. It is the Working Dog. This last weekend Loki and I had the pleasure of attending a fantastic workshop put on by Von Grunheide Shepherds…
Lazy owners, lazier trainers, dogs without a chance
I see a lot of dogs. On any given day, I can deal with as many as one-hundred. Every dog that comes to me is on a leash. But what that leash connects to gives me pause. A local trainer works with several of the dogs. I can always tell when she is the one…
the American Canine 