For the love of dogs and their people
Posted in Book review on Dec 17th, 2010
How can it be that we humans have lived with dogs for thousands of years, and yet remain not-so-blissfully ignorant of canine behavior and manners? We pat them on their heads without giving it a thought. Many dogs HATE that and most, at least of those I know, don’t like it. They duck and pull [...]
Posted in Behavior, Fearful dogs, Gigi Moss, Nana Will, Positive reinforcement, Positive training, Puppies, Puppy kindergarten, Reward-based training, Sadie's Birthday, Treats on Aug 26th, 2010
Today is Sadie’s fourth birthday and I’m feeling nostalgic: Where did the time go? I remember frantically calling Gigi Moss like it was yesterday morning. I barely choked out, “My puppy is terrified of everything! I don’t know what to do!” “Bring her to my puppy kindergarten,” Gigi said. Is she out of her mind? [...]
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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