For the love of dogs and their people
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 [...]
Posted in And another thing, Treats, Uncategorized on Sep 27th, 2009
(updated below) The stranger kindly consents to give Sadie a little piece of salmon jerky. I place the goodie in his hand expecting him immediately to offer it to her. But, no! As soon as the fish hits his palm it dawns on him that he’s now in possession of something valuable; he has something [...]
Posted in Fearful dogs, Greeting behavior, Jean Donaldson, Uncategorized on Jul 13th, 2009
Fix in your mind a stress-free, relaxed, easy going dog. Ms.or Mr. Go-with-the-Flow. Perhaps this is your dog. Or, maybe not. If you are, like I am, parenting a not-so-stress-free pup, call to mind a chilled-out doggie friend. Forrest, the adopted St. Bernard who owns Mary Lee who owns PC’s Pantry comes to my mind. [...]
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For the love of dogs and their people
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