The doggie gods smiled on Sadie and me. Celestial kongs aligned. A solution to a challenge that has vexed us for months—walking across a bridge under which Sadie was convinced there lurked a dog-devouring troll–seemingly magically appeared.
See the guy on the bridge? He’s not a troll. That’s Ira, Sadie’s dad, and she’s worried
that he surely has lost whatever [...]
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My recent post, Lunch with Turid Rugaas: Am I Driving My Dog Crazy? initially stirred a wave of reactions from readers as you can see in the comments section of the post. As naturally happens, though, after a few days of spirited back-and-forth the dialogue ebbed and I moved on to other topics.
Then, Dr. Ian [...]
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Posted in Behavior, Fearful dogs on Oct 11th, 2009
Sadie and I cruise around Boulder nearly everyday running errands and socializing, socializing, socializing. During our adventures we’ve encountered many dog-loving Boulderites, and more than a few who fancy themselves as having near magical powers with dogs.
Some say outright, “You know, I’m a dog whisperer. Dogs listen to me like they do the guy on [...]
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