Fair Weather Walker
Ok I admit to being a bit of a fair weather walker. I am lucky, we have 28 acres here and I just have to step out the door to get to the “park." But still, I have been known to skip a walk, [...]
Ok I admit to being a bit of a fair weather walker. I am lucky, we have 28 acres here and I just have to step out the door to get to the “park." But still, I have been known to skip a walk, [...]
Okay so the video clip below is not my best geek work, but it gives you the idea of what I want to show. The whole routine just cracks me up. I am sure you guys will get a kick out if too. So, here's [...]
Jane & Wicca in the circle of tug game. Well that was a blast, we had an awesome group of people here for puppy camp. It makes our job as instructors that much easier when the people we are teaching are genuinely nice [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]