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Posted in Behavior, Dog greeting, Greeting behavior, Snarky dog, Uncategorized, calming signals on Jul 29th, 2010
Sadie is sometimes snarky. So am I. Aren’t you? Aren’t we all? (I know. Snarky is not a real word. But, it should be. It just so onomatopoetic.) Have you ever met someone who just rubbed you the wrong way right from the start? At first meeting they enthusiastically [...]
Posted in Behavior, Greeting behavior, Sadie's Rules, Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2010
In Sadie’s ideal world strangers don’t look at her much less stare at her. They don’t reach out to pet her. Definitely they don’t jostle her ears. They all go about their business as if Sadie wasn’t there, except, of course, they don’t bump into her or step on her paws. Sadie, naturally, [...]
Posted in Behavior, Edie Jarolim, Positive reinforcement, Positive training, Reward-based training, Uncategorized on May 4th, 2010
First, a pop quiz! 1. Your wild and crazy puppy, Sophie, has settled down in her bed, finally giving you the chance to crack open Edie Jarolim’s Am I Boring My Dog?, which you have been dying to read. You a) Ignore her. b) Wake her up to be sure she’s really just sleeping and not in [...]
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