Dogs on Drugs: Fading Xanax
On the advice of our behaviorist from Colorado State’s veterinary school, Lilly has taken both chlomipramine and xanax/alprazolam twice a day, every day, since summer 2008. We didn’t just drug our canine heroine, though.
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Herding Insights
Over the last couple of weeks, I had the chance to glean insights about Lilly’s recent herding lesson where (at least in my mind) things didn’t go so well. This slow-motion herding pressure video shows some of what I’ve learned.
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Lilly Herding Lesson #1, Reflections
Let’s resume our discussion of Lilly’s herding lesson with some reflections on the overall experience. As promised, I’ll also clue you into to a couple of details that may shed light on how things went.
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Remedial Treibball
We’re suffering a long, cold, windy start to the year here at Chez Champion of My Heart. Thanks to strategies we learned at a recent American Treibball Association event, however, we’ve been playing with the sport of ball herding.
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Product Review: Volume 3, Music to Calm Your Canine Companion
We’re what you’d call “early adopters” of the Music to Calm Your Canine Companion from Through A Dog’s Ear. So, we’re so pleased to let you know that Volume 3 is now available. That means we can have 3+ hours of uninterrupted, relaxation music in the house.
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Dog Training Update (Jan 14)
With all the herding excitement, I haven’t had time to report on our recent trip to one of our drop-in, advanced dog training classes before xmas. We really, really wanted to see Gigi Moss (our awesome dog trainer), so on the first official day of our holiday break, we hauled ourselves up to Boulder for class.
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Dog Handler Needed, Inquire Within
Various family demands mean more time off the mountain than usual, of late. That, along with the fact that I’m STILL coughing a full three weeks after getting sick, have resulted in a very boring time for Lilly. She adjusts to fetch-only or cuddle-only days, but clearly Lilly needs more.
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Dog Training Update (Dec 3)
Despite the germs (which linger, I’m sorry to say), I took Lilly on a little outing down into town last weekend.We went for a short walk. Lilly scaled rocks and walls. She even practiced a little shopping etiquette. Here is how it went.
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Relaxation Protocol Questions Answered
Years after we tackled the Relaxation Protocol ourselves (both the one by Dr. Karen Overall and the one our own behaviorist prescribed), it remains one of the top reasons people come to Champion of My Heart. Pretty neat, huh? So, I decided to revisit a couple of the common questions I get about our Relaxation…
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Day 6: Never Shock a Puppy
In week 6 of the 2010 Never Shock a Puppy dog blog campaign, we discuss the special cases of training a fearful, reactive, or “aggressive” dog. Unlike the other topics so far in the campaign, this one is harder for me to summarize. Every dog is different. Every situation is different. So, my fall-back reminder…