For the love of dogs and their people
Posted in Aggression, Clicker, Dog Training, Dominance, Positive reinforcement, Positive training on Apr 4th, 2011
Tweet Imagine this. You volunteer at a shelter where you meet a dog that has, well, issues. You’re told she “blows up” over nothing. She bites you over a prized pig’s ear. She’s highly reactive to other dogs and strange humans she encounters on walks. She freaks out during lightening and thunder storms as if […]
Posted in Dancing Dog Blog, Dominance, Dumbinance, Mary Haight, Uncategorized on Mar 21st, 2011
Tweet Denial. Denial. Denial. People who don’t see abuse and torture when they are looking right at it are in denial. Denial is a very dangerous state of mind, it allows for all sorts of atrocities to go unchecked. I thought about this when I read the always-on-top-of-current-dog-news Mary Haight’s new post: “Cesar, Abuse Is Not a […]
Posted in Alpha anxiety, Alpha dog, David Mech, Dominance, Dumbinance, Pack, Ray Coppinger, Wolf on Nov 12th, 2010
Tweet Let’s begin with a little thought experiment. I’ll say a phrase and you pay attention to the images, thoughts, and feelings that occur to you. Don’t force, direct, or censor your thoughts. Just let what comes, come. By just allowing things to surface in our minds without interfering we can tap into societal messages […]
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