-
Recent Posts
Archives
- February 2023 (1)
- November 2022 (1)
- August 2022 (2)
- April 2022 (1)
- February 2022 (2)
- September 2021 (3)
- June 2021 (1)
- April 2021 (4)
- March 2021 (1)
- February 2021 (2)
- January 2021 (1)
- August 2020 (1)
- May 2020 (1)
- February 2020 (1)
- November 2019 (5)
- October 2019 (1)
- June 2019 (1)
- December 2018 (2)
- November 2018 (1)
- October 2018 (1)
- September 2018 (1)
- June 2018 (1)
- March 2018 (1)
- February 2018 (2)
- August 2017 (1)
- May 2017 (1)
- March 2017 (1)
- February 2017 (2)
- December 2016 (2)
- July 2016 (1)
- June 2016 (2)
- April 2016 (3)
- March 2016 (1)
- February 2016 (3)
- January 2016 (1)
- February 2015 (2)
- January 2015 (3)
- November 2014 (1)
- October 2014 (1)
- September 2014 (1)
- August 2014 (4)
- July 2014 (2)
- June 2014 (1)
- May 2014 (1)
- March 2014 (5)
- February 2014 (2)
- January 2014 (3)
- December 2013 (4)
- November 2013 (1)
- October 2013 (3)
- September 2013 (1)
- August 2013 (2)
- July 2013 (2)
- June 2013 (2)
- May 2013 (3)
- March 2013 (4)
- February 2013 (3)
- January 2013 (5)
- December 2012 (2)
- November 2012 (5)
- October 2012 (2)
- September 2012 (1)
- August 2012 (4)
- July 2012 (4)
- June 2012 (3)
- May 2012 (2)
- April 2012 (5)
- March 2012 (3)
- February 2012 (3)
- January 2012 (9)
- December 2011 (9)
- November 2011 (10)
- October 2011 (5)
- September 2011 (6)
- August 2011 (7)
- July 2011 (2)
- June 2011 (8)
- May 2011 (2)
- April 2011 (4)
- March 2011 (4)
- February 2011 (8)
- January 2011 (9)
- December 2010 (5)
- November 2010 (2)
- October 2010 (3)
- September 2010 (4)
- August 2010 (4)
Other Dog Blogs
- Boulder Dog
- Denise Fenzi
- Dogster's Behavior and Training Blog
- Fearful Dogs' Blog
- Gotspots's Blog
- Holistic Canine
- iRawFeed
- Life is Better with Sheltie Hair
- Nancy Tanner
- Notes From a Dog Walker
- Pam's Dog Academy
- Project Monte
- Raising K9
- Reactive Champion
- Rescued Insanity
- Rewarding Behaviors Dog Training
- Scratch My Butt
- Stunt Dog Productions
- Success Just Clicks
- Susan Garrett's Blog
- The Other End of the Leash
- Wilde About Dogs
Author Archives: Jamie
Excuses
It bothers me when people use a dog’s breed (or lines within that breed) as an excuse for using punitive and/or dominance-based methods for training their dogs. To me, it sounds like a way to validate the use of a … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts, Training
Leave a comment
Lessons
Risa is my teacher dog. I have learned many things through her. She taught me about fearful dogs, dog reactivity, positive reinforcement-based training, rally, canine freestyle, and the clicker. I have learned more about poop than I could have ever … Continue reading
Give It All You Got
Our last competition left me feeling a bit down on myself. I felt like I’d let Risa down because we hadn’t prepared well enough. While she does enjoy adding her own flair to the routine, she does much better when … Continue reading
Dream On!
I have always loved dogs. Whenever there was a family function or a gathering at a friend’s house, I always spent time with their dogs. I would pet them for hours. I watched any program on TV involving dogs from … Continue reading
Tools and Methodology
There has been a lot of talk again regarding certain training tools and methodologies that seem to get everyone’s panties in a twist. Words such as “cruel” and “aversive” get thrown around. People on both sides get upset and the … Continue reading