Well, we leave for Germany for the FCI championships in just 6 days. Our team flies out on Sunday evening from various airports across Canada and we all meet up in Frankfurt when we arrive Monday morning. My dogs and I are ready to go. [...]
Many of the following quotes are from John himself, others he mentions as favourites of his but are not from him directly (I credited the author of those). When I put this list together I started to bold the ones that had meant the most [...]
So, I have a workshop this weekend that I have never taught before. I can't really go into too many details because I know some participants read my blog. In order for this curriculum to be successful, it needs to be mysterious and scary:). The [...]
I love this quote "He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality." – Anwar al-Sadat (former Nobel Peace Prize winner, former President of Egypt, until is assassination October 1981) What this quote means to me is [...]
Today being Christmas I wanted to sit down and wish everyone a blessed time. I recognize that not everyone is Christian and not everyone is celebrating on this exact day. My hope though, is that each of you has a higher Being you turn to for [...]
Recently I had someone ask me if I thought it would be a problem to let his dog bark while he shaped behaviours. First of all, the barking could be a sign that your dog training skills need to be sharpened. Perhaps have an experienced [...]
My observations from the Ontario regionals this week can be summed up by a comment I am borrowing from a friend. I was talking to a business colleague yesterday and he used the phrase "Buck Fever." He spoke about how a marksman on the practice [...]
When I was a kid I loved to play and watch hockey. As an adult, I rarely watch and haven't had an opportunity to play in quite some time. Playoff hockey is pretty much on the TV all the time right now up here in [...]
