Wow!
The first "wow" of the day has to go out to Bob Bailey who made it back home yesterday, less than a week after his open heart surgery! Bob is doing well, thank you to all for all of your prayers and positive thoughts. As [...]
Tweener Camp Starts Today
Reminder for everyone and the theme of camp; aim for balance in everything you do. Remember if we do the little things greatly, the great things become little. I am grateful to each of you, I read your comments and grow with the knowledge you [...]
Love the Internet
I love the internet. All the good info that is available at your fingertips. Yesterday morning I had a pretty bad asthma attack. I used to have asthma as a kid but haven't owned an inhaler for 15 or 20 years now, so it as [...]
The Key to Dog Training: Feeling Comfortably Stupid
I was forwarded this great research article yesterday that I thought I would share with you all. Martin Schwartz wrote about The importance of stupidity in scientific research. The article is worth the read (don't worry it is a short one:)). In the paper, Dr. [...]
Calling all Say Yes Puppy Camp Alumni
Yesterday in the comments section, Jason was looking for some compelling reasons to come to puppy camp. By now you all know how passionate I feel about focusing on the skills to turn your puppy into a great family pet and how that foundation helps [...]
Bob Bailey Gives a Shout Out
Well I asked Bob to check out the blog and he wrote this amazing reply back in the comments section. I couldn't waste it in the comments section, for fear some of you would not see it so I got his permission to use it [...]
Message Deliveries & Getting the Most From a Coach
Over the course of my seminar presenting career I know I have helped a lot of dogs by sharing with their owners, the knowledge that I have gleaned from my mentors. However, there have also been those students that did not hear the message as [...]
A New Project for Bob Bailey (like he needs another one:))
Most of you would be familiar with the name Bob Bailey. He is one of my mentors, a great guy and an amazing animal trainer. If there is a better training mind alive today, I don't think I would know who that would be, he [...]
I Know That, But What Else You Got?
Okay, I will put a freeze on the cow stories for a bit:). I was at a trial today, I was there for less than an hour but I did speak to a student, Clare. Clare doesn't live close by so we only see her [...]
Mo' Cow Stories
So did anyone but me notice that I screwed up with my tip of the day yesterday? I had moved a couple of tips around in the order they are being sent out and I forgot to change the header to those that get it [...]
Are You Loved By A Wiener?
While away teaching during this past week I had more than one student question the need to reward their dog with anything other than praise. One woman argued her case by saying "I want my dog to love me more than a wiener." My immediately [...]
Not Receiving the Tip of the Day?
It has come to my attention that some of you are not receiving your copy of my newsletter, which means you have missed the first 3 of the 31 training tips I have sent out so far this month. All of you that have contacted [...]
