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And another thing… I Do Not Want My Dog To Be ‘Calm-Submissive’

Posted in Alpha dog, And another thing, Calm-submissive, Dominance, Fearful dogs, Greeting behavior, Relaxed-happy-confident, Uncategorized on Jun 14th, 2009

Tweet Today begins a new series of blog entries entitled ‘And another thing’—brief ‘shout outs’ shorter than my typical blog post and too long for a tweet. Some things grind away at my thoughts like a dog that refuses to give up gnawing a bare bone. Others things make me feel so happy, I swear […]

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This Is Not the Dog I Want!

Posted in Behavior, Fearful dogs, Uncategorized on May 31st, 2009

Tweet But, she was the dog I absolutely HAD to have. I told Fran and Dorothy, the breeders (I detest the sound of that word), that I did not want a shy dog. My first dog, Sarah, was tremulous and suspicious. One day she was a happy puppy, the next, afraid of everything and everyone. […]

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Alpha Dogma: Goodbye to All That

Posted in Alpha dog, Behavior, Dominance, Uncategorized on May 20th, 2009

Tweet Alpha dog here, alpha dog there, alpha dog everywhere. I thought, if I hear one more shout-out to showing your dog that you are the alpha leader of the pack by all manner of growling and man-handling, surely I will take Karen Pryor‘s advice to not shoot the dog, and shoot myself instead. Then, […]

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