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What’s a Z-dog?
This blog is mostly dedicated to two specific Z-dogs in my life: my own heart-dog, Zoë, and a fiesty little tike named Zydeco that we have welcomed into our home for the next five weeks. Integrating a...
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Safety First!
Safety Before Obedience Zoe and Zydeco meet for the first time at a safe distance When I first announced Zydeco’s impending arrival to friends on Facebook, an excited colleague asked: “So, what...
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24/7 Baby! Where’s My Cameraman?
Hiya blogsters! I’ll be getting to the “Safety Before Socialization” post soon as promised, but just wanted to interject something here. My goal is to hopefully write shorter, somewhat less meticulous,...
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Safety Before Socialization
Okay. Wish me luck. I’m attempting something usually impossible for me: a post in less than an hour. Lucky for me, a get to piggyback most of my thoughts on this excellent article by Laura VanArendonk...
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Puppy Field Trips: Little Adventures That Last a Lifetime
Once again, it has been an eventful week with the Z-man. My goal since Monday was was to prepare him for a park trip which we successfully took yesterday. To be honest I actually needed to get him out...
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The Animal is Always Right…or, Why I Love Clicker Training
VIDEO BLOG: At a seminar Bob Bailey once asked me to publicly defend my stated preference for free shaping for most training tasks seeing that it often takes longer, especially at first with a novice...
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Have I Mentioned That I Love Clicker Training?
Go to place is a basic behavior I’ve taught many many times, but I honestly never get tired of watching the light bulb moment where the dog goes: “Aha! That is what I’m being clicked for. Got it!”...
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Choices, Choices
Hiya! I’ve got several other posts in progress, but this morning murwill1 on You Tube asked a few great questions about the Zydeco Lesson Go Place video I posted yesterday that has inspired me to write...
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Get in the “Car”–Zydeco’s New Favorite Behavior
Zydeco has been on two outings with me to the park so far. On both occasions the car ride over was in itself quite challenging. Although we had gone to check out the car a couple of times and I’d...
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Z-dog or Alpha Dog?
Is this the face of a dominant dog? It’s no secret. The general consensus among most dog training professionals today is that labels like “dominant” or “alpha” have no real place in our discussion...
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