I have a very recent addition to my dog family. His name is Sully. Sully was unexpected. The dog I am currently running in Masters agility is not a dog I own. He’s a wonderful dog and I love having him as my agility partner, but it’s not quite the same as having a dogContinue reading “What did you accidentally teach your dog today?”
Category Archives: Training
Dog Parks Are the WORST.
Supervised off-leash play with a well-trained expert is a great experience for a dog. Dog parks are not.
Harnesses are for pulling
If you take nothing else from this post, take this: no device will stop a dog’s behavior without being aversive.
Keep your dog out of my dog’s space (and other forgotten wisdom)
As a child, the first important piece of advice I was given, from my very first instructor, was “keep your dog out of other’s dogs’ spaces.” The reason for this advice was obvious to the seven-year-old me. Like people, not all dogs get along. Somewhere along the way, we have lost this bit of wisdom.Continue reading “Keep your dog out of my dog’s space (and other forgotten wisdom)”