Whole Dog Camp

05/03/2025

Wow. If you think that dog training has nothing to contribute to politics, think again. Behavior science, and our understandings of the impacts of punishments versus reinforcements can really help us understand what's happening today. When you learn how to use humane techniques and raising a dog, it helps make you a better parent for children as well and that helps protect our democracy.

[CHH S08E09] Capitalism Hits Home: Why Some Americans Still Support TrumpIn this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad explores how the Frankfurt School...

05/03/2025

05/01/2025

For the first few years that you have a dog, they are likely to be a pain in the ass. When I think of the 11 dogs that I've had it's so easy to forget their pain in the ass years.

I say this because this morning I got up and put on my favorite jeans, the ones that do not have the front pockets chewed out out of them, and discovered that Maggie my sweet little border collie who I've adopted last November (and she's three years old now) ha chewed through the back pocket. FYI, I carry no treats in the back pocket. I'm assuming that this is sort of flattery that she was chewing on my pants because they smelled like me . But I can't wear my pants now until I patch the back pocket because you can see skin!

 I remember now how Dandylion, when he was younger than three, used to dig through the fence to go find other dogs to visit. And Tiger Lily would climb right up trees after squirrels, she would swim a mile out to sea, terrifying me, after seabirds. Bee, who I got at about a year old, until she was about 2 1/2 years old would p*e on every rug. She p*ed on on the bed. She p*ed on the couch and she pulled the leash like a bull dozer!! M'ocean -- well let's just say having 104 pound German Shepherd from guard dog lines was not easy for the first three or four years of his life. Even Lassie, who was always perfect for me, had separation anxiety in the beginning and she got me some complaints when we lived on peaks Island because she ran out to the street and barked at somebody going by. 

But every one of those dogs turned out great. With Tiger Lily I used to say when she's three she'll be great but it actually took until she was five. She lives to 16. Bee is 16 now and its hard to remember the problems I had in her first few years. With M'Ocean, I said it would be five but he kept improving ! now he's seven and he is amazing. I've never had such an amazing, smart, beautiful, perfectly behaved brilliant dog. I just am so crazy about M'Ocean right now, but I remember how I felt kind of stupid about getting a German Shepherd when he was three years old.

 Time and age is on your side. Don't wait to train because that does not make it easier and they don't really live that long. They're gonna get older and perfect and just when they're at perfection they will be gone.

04/29/2025

https://youtu.be/sQpd9m4GBjs?si=bupjT2IWDIdMJ0yT

A sobering look at how Hi**er and the N**i party manipulated laws to further their hate-filled agenda. People who were considered physically or racially infe...

04/29/2025

It's nice to know snapping turtles are happy out there...

04/27/2025

some people think Trump will be good for the economy, but do you really want to live in a country where political protest is not allowed? Where the President decides what can be taught in the university, what art can be displayed in museums? What performances are allowed in the theater? Do you really want to live in a country where the president arrests or kills his political opposition?

What makes a fascist?-Rejecting democracy for a strongman-Stoking rage against cultural elites-Nationalism based on “superior” race-Glorifying strength and w...

04/27/2025

So Im starting to get insulting business reviews from "people" I've never met who want to punish me for posting my political opinions on my business page.

So far Facebook removes their "reviews", but yes, I am very much anti-fascist, and being transparent about that helps me screen clients. MAGA pet owners are more likely to choose force dominance, choke, prong, shock and other unscientific training methods. As I'm a humane, science-based trainer who believes in liberty and justice for all, if you don't, I might not be the right trainer for you.

Bad reviews from strangers on the internet won't stop me from speaking out in defense of my country. The United States of America will defeat Project 2025. We will tax the billionaires and stop
this fascist disease. Happy training!

04/16/2025

04/12/2025

4-11-25 ~ Animal tested positive for rabies in Freeport
Maine’s Health & Environmental Testing Laboratory confirmed that a gray fox from Freeport tested positive for rabies.
Rabies is common in wild animals in Maine. Make sure to never touch an animal that is wild or unknown to you.
You should also make sure your animals are up to date on rabies vaccine. For more information on rabies, please visit maine.gov/dhhs/rabies