I just wanted to make sure to send out good wishes, kind thoughts, and happy greetings to all of you!!! Life is life is life, and we enjoy living every day of it. This is our favorite season for many reasons. The darkness that is only lit by star light, a time of quiet reflection, my family in my…
Tag: Paws & People Training
My Dog Blogs for another Blog, THE DIRT
Well I have been writing away, and not just for my own blog, but for two others. It has been great to share my voice, be part of the conversation, in other venues that don’t necessarily know me. Kind of like a cocktail party of sorts, where you mingle but only virtually, don’t actually drink,…
Rhumb Line
In navigation, a rhumb line is an arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle, i.e. a path with constant bearing as measured relative to true or magnetic north. And we can thank the Portuguese mathematician Pedro Nunes for first discussing this in 1537. A rhumb line is also all 32 points on the…
Puppy Socialization – it shouldn’t be an after thought, it should be a priority
I am IN THE FIELD so to speak, the field of puppies! I am going on thirteen years of specializing in puppy and adolescent development classes. I realized over a decade ago that if owners received the right information with their new puppy, and that they were compliant to good management, kind and considerate socialization,…
It’s not about sit, down, or stay. It’s about much more than that.
Phone calls, e-mails, texts, and letters. Pick the week or year. someone: I want my dog to sit, what class would be best for us? Well that depends. And the question asking begins. And almost always, no it is actually always, the position in question is what most people believe to be the catalyst for the…
why I don’t make New Year’s resolutions
I turned on our Christmas tree lights at 6am this morning. I drank a large glass of water. Turned the kettle on so I could make some coffee. Snuggled with my border collies, and then let them out to potty. When the kettle whistled I was ready to grind some beans, drink some hot black coffee, and snuggle…
development stacks, just like building blocks
Development is evolution, growth, expansion, and progress. It is also, according the dictionaries which I found totally unhelpful, the action or process of developing. The Stages of Canine Development (Scott & Fuller) is a super useful tool for anyone who works with dogs professionally, or any owner who really wants to learn more and have…
Calvin, a true jelly bean – part 9
I wanted to get back into the gym with Calvin today, work on some specifics, and also strengthen fetch a bit more. What was interesting the other night, and I know it was cool out and that kind of makes dogs a bit zingy, is that Calvin was so aroused, so excited, that while we…
Rainy Fall Evening with Calvin – part 8
I’ve been out of town giving a workshop so I haven’t been able to socialize, train, and walk Calvin for the past week. I did hear however, that he might have a new dog walker on a weekly basis which would be super cool! We walked in the rain, puddles, and around the evening students…
CALVIN’s about town adventure – part 5
So Calvin and I were out and about again. It’s so fun showing him the world, but also seeing everything new through his eyes. I decided that I needed to see how he did in a car that was going faster, as in LONG road trip type speed. It didn’t go so well when we…
