Lilly Plays Snowball Fetch

We had another big-ish snow storm last Friday, so Lilly and I played a little snowball fetch over the weekend. It’s hard to throw and film, and I

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The Whiplash Recall

Rather than our usual weekly training update, we’re instead sharing a video we made this week showing (as best we can) the “whiplash” recall. Trying to train and

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Dog Agility MACH-umentary

When I first explained the ideas and emotions behind Champion of My Heart, I waxed a little poetic (I hope) about our new-found interest in dog training beyond

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Ginko Takes A Snowbath

During the long, cold, snowy winters, it’s hard to find a good time for a real deep-soaking, heavy-sudsing bath. So, we sometimes resort to the famous “snowbath.” Observe.

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Another Study in Canine Body Language & Play

I shot a little video earlier this week of Lilly and Ginko playing chase and jaw wrestling games. For those who know Lilly’s noisy play style and stunted

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More Whoa Training

Maery over at Cowgirl by Proxy wants to teach WHOA as part of her prep for skijoring with Java. So, as promised here is more info and video

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Weekly Training Update (Nov 27) Lilly Shows off WHOA

Over the years, we’ve worked on teaching WHOA (which means “stop where you are”). Some people use WAIT, but I prefer that for when I’m closer to Lilly.

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Howling on Cue

I actually shot this a while back, but I must have forgotten to upload it here. It shows Lilly howling on cue. When I played it again before

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Adopt Poga Social Media Blitz

In the debut of our new Saturday blog series called Fantasy Dog Adoption, I highlighted Poga (a 4-year-old, female, German Shepherd mix) up for adoption at the Humane

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Nibbling and Bite Inhibition

We talk a lot about Lilly’s stunted or inadequate social skills, likely stemming from poor socialization as a pup (before we adopted her) and from her genetic predisposition

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