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 Behavior, Clicker, Fearful dogs, Happy dog, Nicholas Dodman, Uncategorized on Jun 29th, 2009
You will never have a ‘normal’ dog no matter how much counter-conditioning and desensitization you do. No matter how many hours of training you invest. At least that’s how I condensed Dr. Nicholas Dodman’s lecture on fearfulness and fear aggression. “You can rehabilitate, but there is no cure. And, there is a tendency to relapse.” Thanks. [...]
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