This week’s class took place at a different dog park at the very north edge of Boulder. It’s a nice, pretty new one with 3 fenced areas (one
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Weekly Training Update (Dec 14)
This week’s Sunday class took place in and around Whole Pets, a specialty pet store located (of course) near Whole Foods. I had hoped to tell you that
Weekly Training Update (Dec 7)
A couple interesting things happened this week, including a dog barreling straight at Lilly in class. Here’s the full update. ShoppingLilly went with me to 3 stores on
Weekly Training Update (Nov 30)
The biggest lesson I learned from Lilly this week is that you can’t assume any behavior is rock-solid on every single day. It’s all too easy to get
What makes sense, what doesn’t
There is one truth that rings clear when training Lilly. If what I’m asking makes sense, she catches on very quickly. Sometimes, it’s just 3-5 clicks. Sometimes, it’s
Weekly Training Update (Nov 23)
Since it’s been 3 months since Lilly started taking an anti-depressant, I can probably stop naming Friday’s entry with a number. So suffice it to say that Fridays
Week Twelve: Anti-depressant update
I’m feeling fairly overwhelmed by all the things I should be training Lilly to do as part of our new behavior modification plan. Each little shaping event only
The Relaxation Protocol
You found the right place to learn more about the Relaxation Protocol for Dogs! When I first read about Dr. Karen Overall’s Protocol for Relaxation in Leslie McDevitt’s
Week Eleven: Anti-depressant update
Lilly went to our Sunday drop-in class for the first time in a few weeks. It was the first time we tried some of the strategies from the
