Author Archives: Jamie

About Jamie

I'm just a traditionally-trained artist with interests in dog training. I currently teach classes at the local obedience training club (tricks, freestyle, and Rally-FrEe) and I also teach classes professionally for an organization who helps veterans train their own service dogs.

Super Shirt

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Jamie

One of my favorite places to walk is one of Risa’s most feared places to go. I have always enjoyed walks there even before I had a dog. But there is a gun range not far from it and the … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Jamie

The Holidays have come and gone. Risa and I certainly got a great haul for Christmas and it was nice getting a chance to spend some time with the family. It was a bit sad since my brother and sis-in-law … Continue reading →

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Getting Creative

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Jamie

Being an artist, I find a great deal of joy in being creative. I find this is easily applied to dog training as well. As a clicker trainer, the bread and butter of my training is clicking the behavior I … Continue reading →

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Consequences vs. Corrections

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Jamie

I don’t train with corrections. Corrections, to me, imply that the dog is doing something wrong. As far as I’m concerned, if my dog doesn’t comply with my cue or otherwise ‘misbehaves,’ I probably haven’t trained that behavior to the … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Jamie

I’ve always wanted to do a short movie with Risa. Ideally, I would have liked to have done it with more than one dog because I think it would have been more interesting. But Risa makes that sort of difficult. … Continue reading →

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