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Therapy Dogs: Not Born, Not Made, but Shaped
If all dogs go to heaven, Peaches hopes it’s filled with lots and lots of kids because they’re her favorite. In this photo, Peaches visits with a new friend after we ran the Arts in Motion 5k event,...
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“Hey, have you heard the one about climate change and dog training?”
So a man walks into a bar and sees a dog sitting at the counter. He turns to the dog and asks, “So what do you think about all the controversy surrounding the best methods and tools for training...
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Shock Talk: Patricia McConnell weighs in on the shock and awe campaign of dog...
Patricia McConnell, PhD in Zoology and adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist; and internationally renowned trainer, speaker and author stemming...
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Patricia McConnell eBooks: Concise, user-friendly guides to some of the most...
If you’ve ever read The Other End of the Leash, then you probably love Patricia McConnell every bit as much as I do. And today I was thrilled to see that her fabulous behavioral series co-authored...
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Pondering bumper stickers and Defining disciplinary expertise: A follow-up to...
For many years, I never wanted to be one of those people with bumper stickers on my car. (Although I do confess to having sported a few LA Kings stickers during my ultra-fanatical hockey phase in high...
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Playing, Pausing and Playing Back
After reaching my dog talk saturation point at the Sense & Sensibility Seminar in Chicago last weekend, I’ve been a little lax with returning to the blog. I’ve still got a post brewing full of...
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One Dog at a Time
The other evening I was chatting with my sister-in-law about her kids and she was telling me about this incredible trip that her and just her older daughter (age 5) took to Paris together. And then...
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Can your “protection dog” protect you from a dog bite lawsuit?
In 2007, my husband and I moved back to the Los Angeles area and into a tiny duplex on the border of Inglewood and Westchester, a stone’s throw from LAX airport. A 6-foot fence was all that separated...
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Image of the Week: Love us some Boogie with books!
For those who may have missed previous posts featuring the work of Lili Chin, we are huge fans of Doggie Drawings and everything that Lili produces. Her most recent creation, focused on the best and...
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