Countless times during training, I’ve heard owners use the phrase, “(Dog’s name), No!” It’s totally a second nature phrase for all of us, especially in a tense, reactive moment. What dog behavior accompanies those words? Bowed head? Tucked tail? Scared …
Lucid Thoughts
Easy Dog Treat Recipe
My dog treat recipes took an interesting turn this week. Instead of having easy, no-tool treats, I ended up with easy, no-tool biscuits. The best part of this adventure is that even if I did a horrible job cooking, what’s …
Smiling Dogs
Crikey, smiling dogs really do exist! Up until very recently, I had a hard time believing that these hilarious “smiling” dog pictures floating around the interwebs were not ALL artificially photoshopped. Some of the photos have an almost cartoon-esque quality …
What’s your secret?
As an English teacher, I’d frequently hear the question, “How do you get your students to behave so well?” In my mind, I’d laugh and start thinking, “Well, this behavior isn’t quite spot-on yet, and we’re still working on behavior …