Weekly Training Update (Feb 29)

Lilly had another training date with Pitsch last Saturday. She did well playing and doing flatwork with him nearby. She might have even been a tad less bossy

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Speaking of age-related things

I originally pitched and sold this magazine article about 18 months ago. The idea sold right away. I researched and wrote it. I even got paid (quite well,

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Weekly Training Update (Feb 22)

It snowed a LOT on Sunday, so we did not go to class. Maybe it’s the long winter. Maybe it’s because Tom was traveling last week, so I

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Weekly Training Update (Feb 15)

Lilly and I had our first training date this weekend with another team using Leslie McDevitt’s “Control Unleashed” book as a training strategy. Here’s how it went. First,

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Weekly Training Update (Feb 8)

We ventured to a new pedestrian- and super-dog-friendly shopping district for this week’s class. Let’s just say it was an exercise in constant Sudden Environmental Changes (visual, auditory,

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Weekly Training Update (Feb 1)

Because I’m juggling about a dozen work deadlines right now, Lilly and I haven’t been training much … just playing. We even bundled up and took a walk

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Boo-boo toe

While clipping Lilly’s toenails the other day, I accidentally cut one of her dew-claw nails too short. I used that quickstop stuff to get it to stop bleeding,

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Weekly Training Update (Jan 25)

Last Sunday as a surprisingly nice day up here in the hills, so Lilly and I packed ourselves up and went to class. Sadly, it was actually kind

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Dog Book Bibliography

Help me assemble a good reference list of dog books you like (fiction and non). Here are some that I’ve read and either loved or at least found

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The supplements we take

I promised before the holidays to give some details on the supplements Lilly takes. Since I know that some of you share people health concerns too, I’m including

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