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10/28/2024

10/15/2024

Priceless...

09/22/2024

Reuniting After Separation establishes where everyone lands in the group. This happens whenever there is a separation within the group, even if it's a quick at popping out to the mailbox, or going to the bathroom.

For dogs, it's essential to know what everyone's place and responsibility is going forward.

Do it correctly, and you'll see your dog relax.

Do it INcorrectly, and your dog will suffer anxiety due to its confusion about what it's responsibility for the group is.

Here Tony and I explain and show why people get things so very wrong, without ever intending to

09/16/2024

09/15/2024

09/11/2024

I think I've shared this before but I don't care...it's just too, too good!

This dog is evidencing leadership as canines understand it.

He is unflappable. He is clearly on the job. He has no time for foolishness at the moment, keeping everyone safe and alive.

He cannot be moved from his task.

And see how he turns his head away, ensuring he is sending clear communication to that sheep? It looks as though he's ignoring the sheep, but In effect in his own language he is saying, "I'm busy right now and will let you know when or if I wish to interact with you." HE is setting the terms, NOT the sheep.

This communication is what canines understand and offer to we humans. When we learn to send clear signals such as this back to our dogs during our day with them, we ease their minds, they're allowed to calm and relax and enjoy their lives without stress, without anxiety.

Simple. Kind. Profoundly effective.

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09/09/2024

I stand with Chihuahuas!

Dogs are dogs, no matter their size, with all of the instincts of their wild cousins intact.

Did you know that Chihuahuas are one of the breed that are euthanized at the highest rate in this country?

And the 'why' is simple: humans tend to treat smaller dogs as they would treat human babies and children. Because of this, the dog believes they must carry the burden of responsibility for the group, meaning the group's very survival.

When this confuse in dogs occurs, the canine's natural behaviors for protection become exaggerated by the stress the dog is feeling.

Imagine being in a completely different country where you don't speak the language, don't have knowledge of local custom or culture, have no one to support you in keeping everyone alive and are in an environment which is totally foreign to you. AND YOU'RE TINY!

All one can do is to fall back on what makes sense to you, and often it's in direct conflict with those you are trying desperately to keep safe.

End result: You're frazzled, frustrated, exhausted and by extension, a bit more "assertive" in your communication.

For Chihuahuas, this can mean the end of their lives.

Dogs are amazingly intelligent, creative, loving, devoted beings. Treat them as such, and not like a "toy".

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09/05/2024

I'm looking forward to this!

Monty Roberts's work with horses was the inspiration and catalyst for Jan Fennell's work with and for dogs. She had witnessed a demonstration done by Monty with a horse she herself knew personally. That experience changed her life and by extension, thousands of other lives, both human's and dog's.

Learn to "speak" a little of the animal's language, respect the animal's own perspective and needs, treat the animal with respect consistently, calmly and confidently in ways the animal itself can understand, and the reward is a deep, loving, responsive relationship of mutual respect.

What can be better than that?

IN THEATERS SEPTEMBER 6The Cowboy and the Queen is an award-winning documentary chronicling the life of Monty Roberts, a renegade horse trainer whose non-vio...

09/02/2024

Because there are some days....

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09/02/2024

Tony Knight and Jan Fennell have been sharing this information about neutering for decades. So glad "studies" are catching on.

Happy news is that there are vets out there who are learning to perform hormone-sparing operations such as vasectomies and tubal ligations to ensure dogs can keep their hormones intact, encouraging optimal health mentally, physically and emotionally.

When dogs are neutered, the drop in their hormones can lead them to feel "wounded" and less than capable of defending themselves and their group. Thus, their anxiety rises and along with that fear aggression is often seen due to the dog's feelings of insecurity.

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08/30/2024

🐾 Excited to host Ali Carrington on September 4th at 10:30 am PT! 🐾

We are thrilled to host Ali, founder of Calm Kind Happy, Animal Reiki Teacher, and Certified Dog Behavior Specialist! She will be sharing her expertise on Unlocking the Language of Your Canine Companion—taking us beyond basic training to build trust, mutual respect, and a deeper understanding of our beloved dogs. Don’t miss out on this amazing session! 🐶

P.S. New Zoom link—be sure to participate via the link in the comments!

08/29/2024

WHY?!

I understand the people are saying they are trying to prove how intelligent dogs really are so they will be more appealing to adopt.

But, really, I can see that what this will accomplish is more opportunity for abuse from humans that aren't nearly as intelligent as dogs are because they'll want to make dogs do even more ridiculous things than they are now. Which is a lot.

There is a segment of the population who really don't appreciate their dog's intelligence and don't care on whit about it. They just want a dog to "obey" when they shout a command. Doesn't take a lot of intelligence from the human to be on this side of the argument.

Then there are people who would LOVE to learn about their dog's innate intelligence, their creativity and even their humor.

THOSE are the people who have the mind and heart which are willing to learn about their dog's true nature and the dog's own perspective. This translates into a more rewarding and closer relationship with their dog. They don't see their dogs as an extension of themselves, but rather an individual in their own right, deserving of compassion and understanding and lovingkindness.

These are the people who take to Dog Listening/Amichien Bonding like a duck to water and revel in the wonder and magic of the changes they see in the responsiveness of their dogs. Letting them bring calm to their dogs, they reveal a dog they didn't even know they had!

A dog driving a car? No doubt they would do a better job than many of the human drivers out there on the road, but really, I don't see how it makes them more adoptable or more amazing than they already are!

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08/24/2024

Amazing...!

08/23/2024

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08/22/2024

Seems fairly accurate...

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08/21/2024

And taxes for everyone under $100k, taxes would go UP.

Read it for yourself: https://www.project2025.org/policy/

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08/21/2024

Is your dog REALLY a "fussy" eater? Or is something else going??

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08/14/2024

I really, really, REALLY dislike posts like this.

Look at this poor dog. Look at the whites of his eyes. Look how truly anxious he is.

And this is all for 'likes' and 'clicks' for the human. The human gets strokes, attention, recognition.

It's terribly disrespectful and unkind to use an animal like this.

And I always wonder HOW the training was done, when no cameras are on and no one is watching.

Our dogs don't have a choice. They live with us because WE brought them in, no one asked THEM. We put them on leashes and direct their movements. No real freedom. So little choice.

They so willingly offer their kindness, their loyalty, their love.

We should give them nothing less in return. And this isn't the way to do it.

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08/12/2024

Change the word, "parents" to "dog owners/guardians".

This video is exactly what I asked people with dogs to do.

Keep an open mind.

If you do that, you have an amazing opportunity to learn and to grow and develop an even deeper relationship and connection to your dog.

Dog Listening IS that amazing opportunity.

BUT...you have to be open to listening and to learning.

Because the most challenging people I have ever worked with are DOG PEOPLE who, simply because they've had years of being around dogs, truly believe they know everything about them.

And they don't. I know I didn't. But I stayed open.

And in doing so, and learning about Dog Listening, I grew as a human being and as a dog guardian.

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08/11/2024

It's BACK!

Kate's K9's is bringing back her incredibly popular Separation Anxiety Solutions Summit!

If your dog (and you) are suffering from Separation Anxiety, I highly recommend you sign up!

08/09/2024

This is disgraceful!

Americans are being stripped of their right to vote.

Please, if you have people you know in a red state, TELL THEM ABOUT THIS!

Have them check to see if they are registered!!

America is the only country in the developed world other where voting rights can be taken away so easily. The rest of the democratic world looks at us like w...

07/14/2023

Far, far too often, people see this fierce expression and jump to the conclusion that the dog is "aggressive".

This is the face of fear and panic.

It's an effort to make a display big enough and scary enough to make whatever is threatening to the dog to just go away.

If the communication is ignored and continued pressure is applied, then the dog IS GIVEN NO CHOICE BUT TO DEFEND.

Dogs will do nearly anything to avoid confrontation in most cases.

Learn about dog's true nature; their culture, their perspective.

Human's ignorance is the greatest danger to dogs.

01/11/2023

There is no way to really understand the impact that this gentleman has had on behalf of the Yellowstone wolves, wildlife and then environment in general. He will leave not just a hole, but a chasm! He's been with the wolves from the very beginning and has been the voice of calm and reason between the wolves and the surrounding ranchers and farmers.

And beyond this, he has had a profound impact on our understanding of canines and their behavior. He and his colleagues have been instrumental in supporting Jan Fennell in her learning and development of Amichien Bonding, thus bringing a truly non-violent, non-force, respectful and extremely consistently effective method to the world, changing people's lives and their relationships with their dogs.

Doug's impact on the world in his lifetime has been immeasurable in this sense.

There are few people like him.

Happy retirement, Sir! You've certainly earned it...

Doug Smith helped reintroduce wolves to Yellowstone National Park and spent the better part of the next three decades studying them. In November, he retired.

12/06/2022

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