Posted in Behavior, Fearful dogs, Gigi Moss, Nana Will, Positive reinforcement, Positive training, Puppies, Puppy kindergarten, Reward-based training, Sadie's Birthday, Treats on Aug 26th, 2010
Tweet Today is Sadie’s fourth birthday and I’m feeling nostalgic: Where did the time go? I remember frantically calling Gigi Moss like it was yesterday morning. I barely choked out, “My puppy is terrified of everything! I don’t know what to do!” “Bring her to my puppy kindergarten,” Gigi said. Is she out of her […]
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Tweet First, a pop quiz! 1. Your wild and crazy puppy, Sophie, has settled down in her bed, finally giving you the chance to crack open Edie Jarolim’s Am I Boring My Dog?, which you have been dying to read. You a) Ignore her. b) Wake her up to be sure she’s really just sleeping and not […]
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Posted in Alpha dog, Article review, Behavior, Dominance, Ian Dunbar, Lisa Mullinax, Positive training, Sophia Yin, Uncategorized, Victoria Stilwell on Jul 18th, 2009
Tweet I’m feeling a little sick to my stomach this morning having just spoken with a friend who has a friend who worships Cesar Millan. Let’s name her Melissa. Melissa has totally bought into CM’s simplistic and wrong-headed belief that just about all the problems you have with your dog can be ridiculously reduced to […]
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