As seen in the October 2017 Speaking of Dogs Newsletter. Having multiple dogs can be a wonderful experience, but when things go wrong it can be stressful for everyone involved. Luckily, there’s a lot you can do to cultivate good relationships between dogs in a multi-dog household. Our homes are essentially very confined spaces containing […]
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This article appeared in the Nov 2016 Speaking of Dogs Newsletter. How to Read Your Dog’s Mind Last night, I read a dog’s mind. His owner was working on recall, training his dog to come when called. I suggested, “Billy is going to notice the person sitting over there on his way past and is
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Wonder what past students have to say? Take a look below for a sample of excerpts from our anonymous class feedback questionnaires from our various programs.
Article as it appears in the March 2016 Speaking of Dogs Newsletter, “Ask the Trainer Column” “Education is not the filling of a bucket but the lighting of a fire.” Scenario A, Learner’s Perspective You’re sitting in a high school math class, Introduction to Calculus. The teacher is facing the blackboard, a plethora of letters spouting from her lips as
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A Rally Obedience course is made up of numbered stations at which the dog and handler will perform the described exercise, and heel in between. Upper levels of the sport includes agility equipment like jumps, tunnels and weave poles! In order to achieve a flowing performance, the Rally Obedience class focuses the dog and handler
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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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Published in this month’s Speaking of Dogs newsletter Just imagine… A new friend invites you to tea. You really like this person and would like to get to know her better, so you happily accept. You visit the finest bakery and purchase delicious pastries, a hostess gift, and show up at her house, well-dressed and on
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Scent detection is an up-and-coming sport that’s seen a recent surge in popularity in Canada. The goal is to teach your dog to search for a particular scent, and then alert you to its location. The scent can be hidden anywhere from in one of multiple containers, to an interior room, a vehicle, or the outside of
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What does it really mean to say that someone is “spoiling” their dog? This is a common accusation from those opposed to using food in training, and a common concern of owners who are first exploring the use of food to the exclusion of corrections in training. “To spoil” means to: 1. diminish or destroy
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