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Posted in Book review, Fearful dogs, Fearfuldog's Blog, Positive reinforcement, Positive training, Reward-based training, Touch on Feb 3rd, 2011
Tweet I wish dogs could read. I especially wish fearful dogs could read. But, since they can’t, yet, (even though Sadie looks pretty convincing), you’ll want to read Debbie Jacobs’ A Guide to Living with & Training a Fearful Dog on behalf of the fearful dogs in your life. Almost two years ago, soon after I starting […]
Posted in Clicker, games, Injury, Reward-based training, Tennis ball, Touch on Aug 18th, 2010
Tweet When we left Sadie in the previous post, she was polishing off her yummy frozen treat-in-a-sock-in-a-box and I was pondering more brain-wearying games for her to play while she’s recovering from her injury. Sadie’s wild about tennis balls. How could we play with tennis balls that didn’t require her running after them? My eyes […]
Posted in Clicker, games, Injury, Nail trimming, Peanut butter manicure, Reward-based training, Tennis ball, Touch on Aug 16th, 2010
Tweet “Are you r-e-a-dy?” I sing to Sadie. She lowers her haunches into an anticipatory, quivering sit. I fling her yellow tennis ball into the shallow lake. Charging full tilt, Sadie splashes after it. She is focused, confident, and ecstatic. My heart balloons with delight. Then Sadie stops dead in the chest high water. The yellow […]
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