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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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Magic “Touch” for Fearful Dogs

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 […]

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How Do You Greet A Strange Dog?

Posted in Behavior, Dog greeting, Greeting behavior, Jean Donaldson on Apr 17th, 2009

“How Do You Greet a Strange Dog?” Answer, “You don’t!” I laughed. I was sitting in the front row of a week-end long presentation by dog trainer, behaviorist , and author extraordinare, Jean Donaldson, at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley last fall (2008). Jean presented a litany of offenses that humans, with the best of intentions, commit against unsuspecting canines. I cringed as she went down her list.

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