Teaching Duration Skills for Dogs
The way dogs learn to understand our verbal utterances is by associating a physical behavior with a specific sound combination the human emits. For example dogs can learn quickly that when their butt hits…
Dog Blog & Treats
Small victories make me happy
A couple of years ago I read a blogpost by the very thoughtful British dog trainer Kay Laurence. Home She had a new puppy at the time and she was…
Dog runs: what do you think?
Zeldi just had a great play session with an adolescent border terrier who lives a block away from us. They had a very animated game, their playing styles were matched…
Reward strategies
On a recent walk with my puppy Zeldi we came across a woman standing around in the street playing with her phone. She was wearing a billowing long dress. Zeldi…
Fear mongering
The current political climate is disturbing and yes, frightening. People are het up with fear and hatred, leading to an atmosphere of alarmism, reactivity and violent lashing out. Whatever impulse…
A different kind of sensibility
When I am out walking my dogs I try very hard to act like a “normal” dog owner and not a trainer. But tonight I experienced something that was deeply…