Archive: November, 2008
Puppy Camp is in Full Swing
Day one of puppy camp was great fun, as always. It is interesting to see the demographics of the puppies we get. This weekend of the 24 puppies that are here, only 3 are Border Collies. At another puppy camp this year, 19 of the 24 puppies were Border Collies. We have as many American [...]
Read moreTechnology Rocks. . . (when it works:))
So I skipped a day of blogging, don’t want you to think I am predictable or anything. The truth is I spend a good portion of yesterday trying to capture, on video, this cool little routine I do with my dogs when I train. The first time I did it, I downloaded it to my [...]
Read moreMy Parents Would Have Been Great Dog Trainers . . . If they had liked dogs.
Neither one of my parents were big dog lovers. They were both kind people, just not dog lovers. I always found that weird. My brothers and sisters are pretty much split down the middle. Four of them have a tolerance but not a love, three of them have a family pet that they love, and [...]
Read moreToilet Stretching
No, toilet stretching isn’t some new plumbing innovation aimed at increasing the versatility of your crapper. It actually is a way I teach my dogs to give me a “sincere, all out, full-body-stretch.” Stick with me here, it really works. Years ago I tried to shape my dogs to stretch but it always ended up being only [...]
Read moreBecoming Geekacious
I will start off today by clearing up a question of an email that was sent out this morning to some of you. The Say Yes Newsletter, it is legit. It is not spam! We have just resurrected a mailing list you must have signed up for at some point. Give it a read, it [...]
Read moreMeet My Dogs
Today I am going to start right off with gratitude. I think gratitude is my favourite emotion. Doesn’t it always makes you feel good to be grateful for someone or something? Today I am being grateful for my dogs. Each of my dogs personalities are unbelievably different, but that is what makes them so special. [...]
Read moreGetting Old Fashioned
Since this is supposed to be a dog training blog, I thought I should occasionally write about dog training. My winter project is to go back in time, to how I used to train 10 or 15 years ago. I am sure that sounds kind of twlight zonish to you, especially since I pride myself [...]
Read moreHere I am Blogging
Well I am blogging. Something I thought I would never do. My mindset approaching life as a blogger (is that a word? It sounds suspiciously rude if you ask me) is going to be the same as it was as I approached life as a vegan. I decided I would try it for one meal [...]
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