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Posted in Behavior, Hand targeting, Touch, Uncategorized on May 6th, 2009
Tweet “Touch.” I thought our trainer had gone a cue too far. Why on earth would I want Sadie to touch her nose, sweet as it is, to the palm of my hand? On Cue? This is nuts, I thought. Make work. I wanted Sadie to sit, and down, and come, and leave it, and […]
Posted in Nail trimming, Pictures, Uncategorized on Apr 25th, 2009
Tweet I dread, deeply, clipping Sadie’s toe nails. I go all queasy just thinking about it. Sadie is shy and extremely sensitive. I wasn’t about to be the meanie coming at her with what I feared would look like hedge shears to her. It didn’t happen often, but when I did cut too close to […]
Posted in Pictures, Uncategorized on Apr 22nd, 2009
Tweet Pet artist, Susan Becker (Full disclosure: My lovely sister-in-law) recently painted this amazing portrait of Sadie based on the photo below. Sadie is a princess, a rather serious princess. I love this picture because, to me, it captures her serene intelligence, Tweet
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