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03/11/2025

Loving the time change and getting in a beautiful sunset walk with Birdie. The moon is confused.

03/06/2025

Thanks to Nicole Monet for this super photo of Tantoo. Could that grip be any fuller? I don't think so.

03/04/2025

This bill begins its way through the process TODAY in California and would remove the "owner exemption" for basic animal care. Want to eliminate pet ownership and breeding?-- make it too costly and turn everyone into criminals.

03/03/2025

Sharing is caring.....you're not going to believe this one!

Watch as Garret Wing, a veteran police K9 handler, breaks down one of the most shocking and embarrassing police K9 deployments in history. In this video, Ga...

02/28/2025

I cant read the article so this is just a screenshot, but it this was just shared. Europe's protection sports are falling....

02/27/2025

02/25/2025

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02/19/2025

If you ONLY saw the photo post you might think this is valid. You might even be tempted to change your feeding.
HOWEVER, the smart owner will actually READ the study and learn there is no in-person contact with the dogs, the cognitive changes are owner reported and intact dogs were excluded from the study.
Always check the "fine print".

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9213604/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIiy7NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTw7hHQOiXq1hAoJpEPatr9OYGB4wyRVVNhy1dznApfVdoukDQh0M72yeA_aem_poa1USC763OT2uEcePtzKQ #:~:text=We%20leveraged%20this%20diverse%20cross,better%20health%20in%20multiple%20domains

02/19/2025

Interesting article

https://canineconditioningcoach.com/the-truth-about-pacing-in-dogs-a-sign-of-compensation-not-efficiency/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIiCyJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSIwMBnAOR7yOnbiEQKG4ZfCVV0XuwcBBxHOHrzEQpse7AxmHl3IFnwW-w_aem_lkQztj7GvaGeoi8kcmGc_A

Unpacking the difference between trotting and pacing in dogs, and why pacing is a sign of compensation, not efficiency.

02/17/2025

Baby, it's cold outside!!!

02/17/2025

Happiness is snow+ ball ❤️

02/15/2025

Excellent reminder!!

Bad Training Habits:

I like to reward. It makes me feel good. And my dog likes his rewards. Sometimes it takes a good friend to point out the obvious that I am blinded to!

If a reward is an expectation, it no longer works as a 'reward'. If I vacuum out your car, and expect $20 because you have always given that, but you just give me a quarter of what I expected, it will affect my future vacuuming of your car, unless I naturally love that type of work. And I don't. Your car will not be getting cleaned by me for $5.

I was doing the same with my dog. Because of the predictability of where I was placing my 'rewards', they were expected. if they did not arrive when they always normally would, my dog's performance was affected. In retrospect, the lack of reward was indicating to him that he hadn't done it to my standards, so he started trying harder.

Rewards when expected by your dog, if they do not arrive, will alter your dog's work. Your dog thinks that they must have done it wrong, or the reward would have arrived. This will cause them to stress up, or stress down.

I must force myself to be unpredictable. Sometimes the reward will be 20 x better than normal, but will only come after 30 good things have been executed. Sometimes I will reward all the tiny details. And sometimes he just gets a 'good boy'. To be fully educated he must know all possible outcomes.

Being a creature of habit, I am good with being unpredictable for a while, then fall back into what I am comfortable with.

For my dog to receive the education that he needs, regardless of what is in my pockets, I must remember to stay unpredictable.

Monique Anstee

Author of As a Dog Thinketh, and Lift Your Leg- the podcast

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02/14/2025

Bern enjoying his Valentine Day walk. It's a chilly one!

02/13/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19qtvrHBx7/

02/11/2025

https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/aop/javma.24.09.0571/javma.24.09.0571.xml

Abstract OBJECTIVE To report cases of aural hematoma (AH) in 7 dogs and 3 cats treated with polycaprolactone (PCL) splint application. ANIMALS 7 dogs and 3 cats. CLINICAL PRESENTATION 4 dogs and 2 cats presented with generalized AH, whereas 3 dogs and 1 cat presented with localized AH. All cases wer...

02/07/2025

Bern enjoying his evening walk