Tweet Next week is the Association for Pet Dog Trainers 2009 Annual Conference in Oakland, CA! The good news: I’m attending—for the first time! I’m excited to meet the many dog trainers, scholars, tweeps, and bloggers that I admire. The bad news: Sadie, my dog, will not be with me. (Actually, from Sadie’s point of […]
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Tweet (updated below) The stranger kindly consents to give Sadie a little piece of salmon jerky. I place the goodie in his hand expecting him immediately to offer it to her. But, no! As soon as the fish hits his palm it dawns on him that he’s now in possession of something valuable; he has […]
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Tweet This is the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the new Jewish year 5770. I should tell you that I am not Jewish. My husband, Ira, is. Through him and his family, over the years I have come to appreciate the spirit of this holiday–its joyousness and its call for reflection. So […]
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