Saturday, December 14, 2013. So I have had over a dozen puppies - mostly herding breeds - and never had one this young before. Trig is the one on the far right. His white on his head is nearly gone now. Monday, November 18, 2013. Jumping Foundations - extension versus collection. Sunday, November 10, 2013. Why a French Brittany? .

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Where you can see what the dogs and I are up to! Also, my blog. Which has lots of dog pictures. We have had Vallhunds since 2003. Our dogs are well-loved house pets first, everything else comes second to that! We welcomed our first litter. On January 15, 2010. I am always happy to talk about the breed. The best way to reach me is by email.

Saturday, February 6, 2016. It would be the first of its kind in Boise. The ORT is the pre test to show that your dog can find each of the three odors before being allowed to move on to competitions.

The Ramblings of a Dog Behavior Nerd. Since our only references for life are our own cultures, experiences, and thought processes, we tend to project that onto everything else around us. Dogs are a good example. We anthropomorphize them, assume their thoughts and motivations mirror our own, or that they should behave in ways we deem appropriate. Yes, in human society it would be.

Monday, September 19, 2016. Video gamers and dog training aficionados seem similarity impressed. Good dog! Thursday, August 4, 2016. Some of the commercials we filmed for Somfy were released. Yay! Monday, April 11, 2016. Tuesday, March 29, 2016.

Not only is punishment risky, but it also fails to teach the dog an acceptable alternate behaviour. What to do the next time he is in the same situation. He only learns to fear the situation. Thursday, 7 February 2013. Saturday, 26 January 2013. Gosh, Lola, not in public.