There is a certain amount of desperation that can come from living with a fearful dog. Your dog doesn’t fit neatly into the ideal of what a family dog “should” look and act like. You may not have any experience working with a dog that requires special accommodations to be able to cope with living […]
How Is This For You?
Dog trainer Suzanne Clothier is internationally known for her approach to relationship based training. In order to maintain a balanced relationship based on mutual trust and respect, she asks us to ask our dogs, “How is this for you?” You may love taking a stroll down main street, but how is walking down a crowded […]
A Totally True Tale of Trigger Stacking
A trigger is anything that makes our dog react strongly in response to its presence or proximity. It could be a sound, sight, smell, touch, person, animal or inanimate object, or it could be something familiar in a strange context. Each trigger on its own may cause the dog to become concerned, but if two […]
Sense, Scents and Sense-ability
Dogs have some incredibly developed senses. They detect odors from 10,000 to 100,000 times better than we humans do. They hear sound that ranges from 40-45,000Hz and can pin point it with their mobile ears (whereas we humans hear sound from 20-23,000Hz with our stationary ears). They see well in dim light and even have […]
It’s the End of the World As We Know It, And I Feel Fine
All Dogs Love to Go to PetsMart My life with a shy and fearful dog does not resemble any glossy magazine ad, Facebook clip or TV commercial that I’ve ever seen. Media would have me believe that all dogs love to go to PetsMart, hike off leash on mountain trails and have their owner’s arms […]
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