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Posted in Aggression, Dog Training, Dominance, Fearful dogs, Positive training, Punishment on Apr 1st, 2011
Tweet Over 400 choke, prong, and shock collars have piled up as almost as many people have taken up the Human Society of Boulder Valley’s (HSBV) No-Choke Challenge. “Turn in your choke, prong, or shock collar for a free SENSE-ation or Weiss Walkie harness!” As Lisa Pedersen, CEO of HSBV, aptly said: At the end […]
Posted in Dancing Dog Blog, Dominance, Dumbinance, Mary Haight, Uncategorized on Mar 21st, 2011
Tweet Denial. Denial. Denial. People who don’t see abuse and torture when they are looking right at it are in denial. Denial is a very dangerous state of mind, it allows for all sorts of atrocities to go unchecked. I thought about this when I read the always-on-top-of-current-dog-news Mary Haight’s new post: “Cesar, Abuse Is Not a […]
Posted in Seminar review on Mar 20th, 2011
Tweet In this post, the second in a series, I want to share two things with you. One, what I heard as the essence of Dr. Dunbar’s message during his seminar, Science-Based Dog Training (with Feeling). And, two, ten tasty treats to savor. In subsequent posts I’ll write about topics that are stirring spirited conversation among […]
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