How you define success determines its existence; it doesn’t exist until you learn to see it. Success is critical to dog training, but like the mechanics of training, seeing success is a skill that requires development – both in definition and process. Whether or not a person can acknowledge success and what they expect it […]
This article was originally published in the Dec 2013 issues of the Speaking of Dogs Newsletter
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VETO noun \ˈvē-(ˌ)tō\ plural: vetoes Definition of VETO 1 : an authoritative prohibition : interdiction 2 a : a power of one department or branch of a government to forbid or prohibit finally or provisionally the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially : a power vested in a chief executive to prevent
If dogs could request one thing of us people that would assist in preventing, managing, and changing most behaviour problems, they would say “gimme some space!”
