A paws in the action

Last night was the first night of my new round of classes and I was WAY more tired than expected when I got home.  Both classes have great dogs and great handlers but the first class with dogs is always extra crazy.  I didn’t plan ahead and as much as I tried to...

Shayne, COME! It's DIIINNERRR TIME!

Yesterday I talked a bit about what things may be happening to cause a breakdown in your recall.  It really is  often just a case of humans not thinking about the recall from the dog’s perspective.  So what can you do as alternatives to the mistakes you may have...

Shayne COME! It's baaaattthhh time!

There are a lot of ways that we, as handlers, sabotage our ability to have an awesome recall.  Although some may seem obvious, many people often don’t see the big picture until it is pointed out.  The number of “ah hah” moments I see when I talk...

Reliable recall…

Okay, so I may not be able to teach a dog how to fly, but I can teach them how to fly back on a recall.  This week (or part of it, I haven’t yet figured that out) I want to talk about recalls.  I find recalling, or lack there of, is one of the biggest complaints...

Shameless Self Promotion–for Dexter

Well, it’s been almost two weeks since Dex came into my home and I feel like I’ve finally gotten to know him well enough to write his description, make an adoption video, and post him on various websites as available for adoption.  So, I’m going to...