In the social sciences, behavioral sciences, behavioral finance, psychology, and maybe a few more disciplines, including the likes of canine behavioral sciences, there exists the Ostrich Effect. It is the attempt made by a person to avoid information that they may not be ready to absorb, hear, or know. It is the Ostrich burying its…
Tag: training
… because it has been a life time worth of practice so far …
I love moving with dogs. Just as in learning how to walk, one foot in front of the other, and realizing how this opens up the entire world for exploration, learning how to move with a dog opens up a whole new category of relationship. There is this thing I call the ‘sweet spot’ when…
the exchange of breath
So good morning… My video camera was working today and I managed to get some short but nice footage. A great way to start this morning! My mornings are so varied. Truly, if I were to write my job description out on paper, it would be a bit wack really. I love it, it keeps…
she has never apologized for her choices, ever
DWAA 2013 winner of the Maxwell Medallion Award She has never apologized for her choices. She has never lied. She has lived her life with raw honesty, take it or leave it. I chose to take it, and have not one single regret. My Franny is reaching the end of her life. She has gone…
up north in Alaska!
It’s workshop season! And what a great start. A trip up north to Anchorage and Wasilla for a variety of topics, freestyle, cross training, team success and treibball. Ask anyone who wants to book me, it takes a lot to get me to leave home. But in this process of prying me away from my…
the ‘average family pet’ experiment
I’m feeling a bit confessional today. Well actually, I’m cleaning out closets and drawers in hopes of expanding my office space, and I am quite amazed with the things, and general stuff I have saved over the years. Living history, or piles of crap. Context and perspective! Apparently my guilty pleasure is putting pen to…
a family affair, with friends and furry loved ones!
Our facility is fully open now! Well it has been for about a month really, but we were working out some kinks and finishing up the office. We had our official Open House yesterday! While I have attended open houses over the years, my favorites being hardware store openings, I have never had the pleasure…
what is your dogs barometer for safety when out and about?
Franny, my forever teacher. Since I have four dogs, I tend to walk them singly or in pairs. I want to enjoy my walks as much as my dogs, so I choose to do multiple walks, and take a bit longer to do so. And I like when we can all be successful. All four…
open letter – for a more responsible dog community
A couple of weeks ago I sent an open letter to four agencies in town, including the City Commission and the Bozeman Ranger District. It’s been passed on to other agencies already so I consider it open. If you need a template to write to your city agencies, please feel free to use this. I…
Thursday night demo – handling the reactive rover, building a positive conditoned emotional response
For three years I partnered with our local library and offered free Thursday Night Community Lectures, about once a month. It was an awesome way to share information beyond my classes, meet new people, and talk about varying topics that were really interesting to me. The topics varied from food, to behavior, to traveling with…
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