The Best Plans
Well, I was hoping not to leave the blog empty this week but wow, time flies. I did have time (with a great deal of help from Lynda) to get a couple of new workshops posted on the website. If you haven't checked yet, do [...]
Well, I was hoping not to leave the blog empty this week but wow, time flies. I did have time (with a great deal of help from Lynda) to get a couple of new workshops posted on the website. If you haven't checked yet, do [...]
So the weekend was fun (in my opinion anyway). It was my first (but I don't think my last) Creating Your Trial Stress State workshop. I executed more than 20 (some little and some big) stressors over the weekend (that I planned) and [...]
Wrapping up some lose ends here. First of all thanks to everyone that contributed to the Shaping Challenge. I hope you all had fun and learned lots. I did promise I would reinforce one of you so the winner is . . . Chelsea and [...]
What a great hockey game on Sunday afternoon eh? Those pesky Americans just wouldn't go away. With the age and the talent of that US squad I think the future of international hockey in the mens league has now turned the page to become as [...]
Finally! John and I are cranking up the Empress (truly the brand name of our RV) and heading home today. If the roads are clear we should be home by Saturday afternoon. Our rescue BC Autumn has fit right in with our other red BC's, [...]
First of all thank you. All of your comments and concern really did wonders to get me out of my funk yesterday. You guys rock, I mean that, thank you. Now I need some input. I know many of you live in areas where Lyme [...]
I haven't written much in the last week because honestly each time I try to write I am overwhelmed by depressing thoughts that I don't think belong here. I have always preserved this blog to be as uplifting as possible. However, I figured maybe by [...]
All of us Border Collie owners better stick to agility! Way to funny! Today I am grateful that the snow has finally stopped in Cincinnati!
First of all a big congratulations to Alexandre Bilodeau for bringing Canada it's first ever Gold Medal at an Olympic Games that we where hosting (sadly in Montreal in '76 and Calgary in '88 we as a nation earned no gold medals). What a relief [...]
Hey some excellent ideas rolling in to try and shape. I don't know about shaping the Shar Pei to snore doing her waking hours thought. There could be some physiological stasis that needs to be present before she is even able to snore. I don't [...]
Okay, it is mid winter (for some, okay hard to imagine it as winter here in Florida). Here is a challenge for you all. Sometime before the weekend (that is two days) shape your dog to do something new. Come up with something [...]
I was talking recent to some friends about a phenomena I have observed in the dog world I like to describe as "The Second Dog Syndrome." I thought I would offer a bit of advise on how to avoid it. First what is it. One [...]