For the love of dogs and their people
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 And another thing, Behavior, Dog Star Daily, Uncategorized, calming signals on Nov 15th, 2009
Reading “5 Myths about Training Dogs with Treats,” Eric Goebelbecker’s excellent post at www.DogStarDaily.com, set me to pondering. What’s wrong with a friendly bribe between buddies? I know. I know. Eric is exactly right. Treats are not bribes. In the hands of skilled trainers, treats are simply a means of positively reinforcing your dog’s behavior. But, [...]
Posted in Puppy kindergarten, Turid Rugaas, Uncategorized, calming signals on Nov 5th, 2009
Tears, no, make that sobs, shattered my usual I-am-a-rational-person persona. The quesadilla I was eating momentarily stuck in my throat, caught in the crosscurrents of my trying to swallow against erupting emotion that seemed to come out of nowhere. It all began very innocently. Turid Rugaas and I were seated alone at adjacent tables in [...]
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