Weekly Training Update (Dec 18)

Lilly and I went to our last class of the year on Wednesday. And, I’m sad to say she had a rough time. It all started with a

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Weekly Training Update (Dec 4)

I’m not sure this counts as a real training update, but Lilly learned to wear a sweater this week. I’m not big on dressing dogs up, but the

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Update, Dog Gifts Under $20

The difference between being self-employed and otherwise employed becomes obvious on so-called Cyber Monday. That’s when people use their work Internet connection to do online holiday shopping. Well,

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Gifts for Dogs and Dog Lovers Under $10 and Under $20

I dug around for about a week to come up with these gift ideas for dogs and dog lovers under $10 and under $20 (or close to it).

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Weekly Training Update (Nov 20)

Wow! What a roller coaster of a week this has been. Suffice it to say that all emotional extremes have now be exhausted, which is indeed exhausting. So,

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Weekly Training Update (Nov 13)

On another remarkably warm Sunday afternoon, we again made time for class. While Lilly did not stay calm from start to finish, she bounced back better than she

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Have You Heard: I’m Tired of Animal Cruelty

This is another thing I came across on Twitter. It’s a site called I’m Tired Of …  that sells a bunch of different bracelets (made from recycled tires)

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Weekly Training Update (Nov 6)

I took Lilly to class for the first time in seven weeks on Sunday. She did great, even though we did not know the majority of dogs and

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Agility Fears Revisited

While we’re revisiting our behavior modification and training plan for Lilly, it seems like a good time to revisit some of what got us here in terms of

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Weekly Training Update (Oct 30)

In response to last week’s Training Update, my professional writer and dog-loving friend Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell (who blogs about living large in a little house) asked for some background

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