Dog Training….Unraveled
Well, as my “official” retirement date draws nearer (July 1st), I find myself piling on the work. This is difficult, because I really don’t know how to not work. I have a dog here for two weeks of training, another two showed up today to board till Saturday, and yet another comes on Saturday for […]
Posted on June 24th, 2008 by michelle
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Have a fun new client. Something actually challenging instead of you average jumping up, peeing in the house pet. A darling little corgi, who very easy going until someone turns on a ceiling fan, the microwave, or the computer printer. Then he turns into psycho killer herding dog who will keep that darn ceiling fan […]
Posted on April 28th, 2008 by michelle
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It’s no real secret that I am not a huge fan of people in general. Three (or was it four?) years of working at a big box pet store really made me see how asinine the general public can be on a daily basis, and even before that I was known to prefer the company […]
Posted on April 16th, 2008 by michelle
Filed under: Not my dogs, The Naked Part, Training | 2 Comments »
Since I’ve posted, mostly because we ushered in the month of April with NINE dogs here. Yes, nine, as in, way too many to keep track of. I survived it, barely, and life is now returning to normal. Well, as normal as it can be when you live with a small but determined animal who […]
Posted on April 11th, 2008 by michelle
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This comment was sent in by Jan Carr, and since she actually reads the blog (yay!), I thought it deserved a response
“Re: the bite incident
As you reflect on this incident, in hindsight, was there anything you could have done to ward off this aggressive dog that caused the problem? Also, give your long experience as […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2008 by michelle
Filed under: The Naked Part, Training | 3 Comments »
So much is changing. My doggies are getting their very own human baby this fall. They are thrilled at the prospect of many days of cheerios getting gleefully tossed in their direction by tiny hands. To my dogs, babies equal lots of good stuff on the floor. Food, toys, more food. Did I mention the […]
Posted on March 21st, 2008 by michelle
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With people who book their dog for a stay at my HOME, not a kennel, over a month in advance, and then call THE DAY BEFORE THE DOG IS TO BE HERE and cancel. Never mind that I was counting on that money, or that I turned down other dogs because I limit the number […]
Posted on March 20th, 2008 by michelle
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This post pretty much sums it up. Because this kind of shit really happens, people really are THAT dumb.
Check back into her training children posts, and you will wonder if she is actually a dog trainer in disguise. Just swap out child for dog and you have a perfect plan for training everyone in […]
Posted on March 18th, 2008 by michelle
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To get to work with a dog and family who are actually invested in each other. I picked up a new client this week, and wow, what a nice dog. Nice people. Just an all around lovely experience. Young male Rhodesian Ridgeback, not a breed I’d generally expect to be sweet, but this dog is […]
Posted on March 10th, 2008 by michelle
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Finally!
Here is a small lecture on why your dog should be friendly to humans, and used to being handled by strangers. One, it makes it easy to send them off with folks to star on Tv, two, it makes them easy to catch should they, oh, say, perhaps wander off on their own and become […]
Posted on March 4th, 2008 by michelle
Filed under: My dogs, Training | 2 Comments »