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
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Confidence in motion
One of the challenges of training a dog to run agility is teaching her that having something move beneath her is fun (or at least fine). Since Lilly
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
Round and round we go
My grandmother’s house, which for all the usual purposes was my “childhood home,” had a round traffic pattern. As a kid, I could run from kitchen to front
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
Control Unleashed Study Guide
As a kid, I was a pretty good student. My work as a writer also means I spend a lot of time learning new things. I thought maybe
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
