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Posted in Behavior, calming signals, Dog greeting, Greeting behavior, Snarky dog, Uncategorized on Jul 29th, 2010
Tweet Sadie is sometimes snarky. So am I. Aren’t you? Aren’t we all? (I know. Snarky is not a real word. But, it should be. It just so onomatopoetic.) Have you ever met someone who just rubbed you the wrong way right from the start? At first meeting they […]
Posted in And another thing, Behavior, calming signals, Dog Star Daily, Uncategorized on Nov 15th, 2009
Tweet Reading “5 Myths about Training Dogs with Treats,” Eric Goebelbecker’s excellent post at www.DogStarDaily.com, set me to pondering. What’s wrong with a friendly bribe between buddies? I know. I know. Eric is exactly right. Treats are not bribes. In the hands of skilled trainers, treats are simply a means of positively reinforcing your dog’s behavior. […]
Posted in calming signals, Puppy kindergarten, Turid Rugaas, Uncategorized on Nov 5th, 2009
Tweet Tears, no, make that sobs, shattered my usual I-am-a-rational-person persona. The quesadilla I was eating momentarily stuck in my throat, caught in the crosscurrents of my trying to swallow against erupting emotion that seemed to come out of nowhere. It all began very innocently. Turid Rugaas and I were seated alone at adjacent tables […]
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