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The gift that keeps on giving
Six years ago when I adopted Shayne and brought her home, I expected to deal with the food aggression issues since those were advertised with her but I never expected the other behavioral problems we encountered. At the time I was working 2 jobs to squeak by and a...
It shouldn't be a battle
As a human being, I am very much so a conflict-resolution person. Unnecessary conflict makes me really uncomfortable and I tend to avoid it as much as possible (particularly personal conflicts between people). This does not mean that I am not passionate about things...
Wordless Wednesday
Success Just Clicks offers a small number of dog-walking slots. We only do one-on-one dog walks (you won't catch me walking 10 dogs at a time down the city streets!) but we offer 'social walks' for dogs who like other dogs and may enjoy the company. If I think it will...
Behavior Logs
I am no scientist, mathematician, or statistician but I really do value data--hard and clinical data. We may have feelings about what we might be seeing or hunches about things but without real data, it's hard to be conclusive and get a total picture. Behavior logs...
Before relinquishing a dog
"I have this car, a 2002 Ford Focus. Well, over the years it's developed a few problems. It still runs really well, it reliably starts, and is mostly a great car. But, you see, recently a headlight went out and a tail light followed shortly there after. I asked a few...
Contrary to popular belief-not good first time dogs
The other day I wrote about the the breeds I would most likely suggest for first time dog guardians. I figured a nice balance to that would be breeds that are not good for first time dog owners. When I got to thinking about that, the list would have been ridiculously...
Wordless Wednesday
My focus in canine sports is not the pretty ribbons, titles, trophies, or prizes...but I cannot NOT post the photos of Shayne and Rio sporting their placement and title ribbons from this past weekend's Rally trial.! Rio with his 2nd and 3rd place ribbons from day one....
Best Dogs for a First Time Dog Owner
Best Dogs for a First Time Dog Owner There is no one size fits all dog but there are certainly some breeds that are typically more user friendly than other breeds. Of course, there will always be exceptions to the rules but there are definitely breeds/types that I...
A fantastic rally-o weekend
As I mentioned last week, this past weekend was Shayne and Rio's first APDT Rally-Obedience trial (first rally trial in general). We haven't had much practice recently on some of the specific behaviors and haven't walked a rally course in over a year but I figured now...
A Rally-O Adventure
At the beginning of the year I decided that at some point this year I wanted to get Rio entered into an agility trial and to try our hand at APDT Rally-O. Well, it's now November so I suppose it's time I make good on that goal. The week that I was sick I filled out...