Category Archives: Reactivity

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Jamie

Happy New Year, everyone! With the coming of a new calendar year, it’s a great time to reflect on everything that happened in the previous one and look forward to everything the new one can bring. Two thousand twelve was … Continue reading →

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The More Things Change

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Jamie

Risa is making great progress in tolerating Jagger’s presence in the home. He still comes on too strong when I first let him loose which Risa finds a major turnoff. The other night, she refused to come back into the … Continue reading →

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Rules, Boundaries, and Limitations

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Jamie

Jagger is a dog who lived the first years of his life by his own rules. His mantra is “If it feels good, do it!” No one ever effectively told him he couldn’t do something. And, if you tried, boy … Continue reading →

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And the Beat Goes On

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Jamie

This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend another seminar presented by Michele Pouliot. I got so much out of the first one that I couldn’t wait to attend the second. Not to mention we had scheduled a private lesson … Continue reading →

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A Long Time Coming

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Jamie

Having a foster dog has been going relatively well. Jagger is really starting to fit in as far as understanding the rules and learning to control himself. He’s no longer blasting around the house like his little nub of a … Continue reading →

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