Wordless Wednesday: First meeting

February 1, 2012

 

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Friday Find: Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds

January 27, 2012

Not specifically dog-related, but Temple Grandin’s TED talk gives a fascinating perspective on differences in thinking – and reminds us how animals see the world so differently to most of us. To help them and communicate with them, we need to understand the way they see things.

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Wordless Wednesday: Playtime

January 25, 2012
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Friday Find: Sarah Fisher on TTouch

January 20, 2012

Every week I come across fabulous resources – videos, articles, images – which say something important really well. I share these on Twitter and Facebook so thought I would have a regular slot on the blog to share them with you too.  So each week I will be sharing my Friday Find. If you have [...]

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Diary of the Cobbler’s Kids – Week 1

January 13, 2012

Cobbler’s children go barefoot I often wonder if I am the only trainer who feels guilty every time they think about their own dogs’ training. My dogs are the proverbial cobbler’s children. I spend time working with other people to help them train their dogs but often neglect to follow the same advice for my [...]

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Pet Blogger Challenge Jan. 10th 2012

January 10, 2012

As part of the Pet Blogger Challenge, co-hosted by Edie Jarolim of Will My Dog Hate Me? and Amy Burkert of Go Pet Friendly, I am looking back and forward on my blog today. My blog was new in 2011 so I am answering the newbie questions. 1 . When did you begin your blog? May [...]

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Why I love muzzles

January 7, 2012

Suggest to someone that they muzzle their dog and you get reactions ranging from anger or distress to horror. Take a dog out wearing a muzzle and some people will drag their children across the street and whisper hehind their hands. Even among dog trainers and professionals muzzles are often viewed with suspicion – or [...]

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Dogs and babies

January 5, 2012

Not being a parent, I have not often had to deal with ensuring safe and comfortable interactions between young children and dogs. Occasional visiting children and strangers met on walks certainly, but not the day to day challenges of combining small children and dogs in the same household. As someone whose first memory is of [...]

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A new year of reading

January 1, 2012

The start of a new year. Time for reflection on the past and planning for the future – and new year’s resolutions. Hmmm. I learned a long time ago that my new year’s resolutions last until about January 8th if I’m lucky. So I’m not making them. But I do have some goals for the [...]

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Happy Christmas and see you again in 2012!

December 23, 2011

Just sorting everything out before I turn off the computer for my Christmas break (may even be out of iPhone signal range for much of the time). Thank you to everyone who has read, commented, shared and subscribed to this blog since it started earlier in the year. It has been fun – and I [...]

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