For the love of dogs and their people
Posted in Ira, Photo essay on Sep 6th, 2010
Tweet Sadie loves, loves I tell you, chasing her ball into Boulder Reservoir. Usually she and I play a duet, repeating this refrain: ‘Ready? Chuck. Splash. Retreive. Splash. Drop!’ Ah, but, yesterday ‘her’ Ira chucked the ball for her! How special was that? Sadie throws herself into paroxysms of her tippy-toe-wiggle-butt dance every time she […]
Posted in Gigi Moss, Habituation, Sadie puppy, Socialization on Aug 30th, 2010
Tweet I want a second chance with Sadie the puppy. I look back at fearful Sadie’s early months and wonder How in Dog’s name did I not see ‘that’ coming? But, alas, I cannot turn back the calendar. As I promised you last Thursday on the occasion of Sadie’s fourth birthday, I’ll tell you about a […]
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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