Wag Between Barks Dog Training

03/07/2024

Hi, I’m on vacation until August 3. You can text me or you can visit the website for further information who to contact while I’m out of town.

27/06/2024

What if we thought of it this way?!?!?

07/06/2024

01/06/2024

Did you know that the senior research scientist David Mech, whose book into hierarchy in wolf packs created the 'alpha theory' idea, then went on to disprove his own work with a later more naturalistic study? 😮

Although wolves and domestic dogs are worlds apart nowadays, David Mech's original book on captive wolves is still used regularly as evidence for alpha-based and dominance training styles. Touting you need to act like a wolf and an alpha and put your dog in their place so they respect you. However, even if domestic dogs and wolves were closer in how they acted than they are, David Mech went on to do further research and instead found that rather than one domineering 'alpha' wolves actually work as a family group with the parents leading the pack. That doesn't sound that far off our human families really does it? In fact, despite what 'alpha theory' states in regards to an 'alpha' wolf always eating first, in reality wolf parents often feed their youngest, most vulnerable offspring first.

The issue with the first study the book used is it was based on captive wolves and not wild wolves and how they behaved in their natural habitat, once David Mech realised his mistakes he did more research, and with new understanding and data he has since gone on to try and repair the damage his original study has done in how we view wolves, and by extension dogs. This is what scientific study is about, updating with the times and the most up to date information. I give huge props to David Mech for instead of trying to save his ego and stick to what he said in his original work, he has followed the science and admitted the flaws of his original study, bringing new knowledge and research forward.

It is a shame that the original idea is still so prevalent in our cultural knowledge and understanding of wolves, whereas the later study is less well known to the masses. I can only hope that will also change over time by us bringing the more up to date information to the forefront. 🐺

You can check out the study mentioned in the graphic for yourself here: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1343&context=usgsnpwrc

31/05/2024

Congratulations to our newest AKC CGC graduates

16/05/2024

The hardest part of dog training is sharing the pain of saying good bye to a student. Good bye Peach 🍑 😢You will always be a huge part of my career. Thank you for also bringing your mom in my life 🥰. So sorry Kathy Hennek and for The Dog Ranch LLC who has lost a part of the family too!

17/04/2024

Manners 1 class graduation!! And a goofball I don’t think I have ever had 2 classes with 10 very different DOGS! But I love that everyone holds space for the dogs they have.

09/04/2024

MAY CLASSES
Orientation for both classes will be at 5:00pm on 4/30

Basic Manners Tuesday 4/30-5/28 4:00pm-5:00pm
https://wbbscheduling.as.me/?appointmentType=58909972

Basic Manners Tuesday 4/30-5/28 5:30-6:30
https://wbbscheduling.as.me/?appointmentType=58910032

Schedule your appointment online Wag Between Barks

01/04/2024

Wag Between Barks - Important Announcement

Wag Between Barks is transitioning! To focus on specialized K9 Nosework and private training, I'll be semi-retiring in July. Exceptional dog training remains my priority.

I will be launching outdoor pop-up classes in September! Details on our website and emails soon.

Thank you for your continued support. Your trust in Wag Between Barks has been humbling and your commitment to your dogs' growth and well-being has inspired me, and I look forward to maintaining these cherished relationships in my new capacity

Sincerely,

Traci

Wag Between Barks

28/03/2024

I LOVED WATCHING THESE DOGS GROW !!!!!!

17/03/2024

Happy St Patrick’s day

14/03/2024

I get asked a lot about barking...here is some information from our Home town nationally renowned author Jen Reeder

https://www.rd.com/article/why-do-dogs-bark/?fbclid=IwAR1fNz506IEz2yzrrf28hWPBxRjIM32XuqkmVEEiFsB6pJh1y0uwkP-Oxm4

A certain amount of barking is part of being a dog. But understanding why dogs bark can help pet owners get this behavior under control.

14/02/2024

14/02/2024

a great opportunity

01/02/2024

We need you! 🙏🏼 UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM. PLEASE READ!

Costs are up and donations are down approximately 50%. 😢 We are in the process of creating a GoFundMe page, but as you know, GoFundMe takes a significant portion of each donation reducing the amount that actually goes to the charity. Aside from that, it takes several months to actually get the money and we need help now! We thought we would start this way first. Please read below and if you are able to help and are so inclined, we would be very grateful! 🙏🏼

Annie’s Orphans (AO), through Anna and Bill Anderson, has been saving the lives of dogs since 1985. We aren’t ashamed to say that we need your help – costs have gone up and are continuing to rise, but unfortunately, our donations are down by approximately 50%. We need your help! 🐕

In case you don’t know us, we are a no-kill dog shelter in Durango, Colorado. We’ve been saving the lives of dogs for approximately 4 decades. 👏 Our adoptions number in the thousands – but it doesn’t stop there. In addition to taking in dogs and preparing them for adoption to their forever homes, AO has a sanctuary where dogs who have been deemed unadoptable can live out their natural lives without the possibility of euthanasia hanging over their heads. These dogs may be unadoptable for a number of reasons, but usually it’s because of fear or aggression due to abuse suffered at the hands of humans. 😢 Humans hurt them and let them down, but at AO, we refuse to give up on them. We also have dogs with medical issues who are adoptable, but only to those willing to take on the emotional burden and financial expense – it takes a special kind of person. 🥰 Because AO is a no kill shelter, if a dog is unadoptable, he/she has a home with us forever. These dogs get all the love, care, medical attention, food, toys, and treats that dogs who live in homes get – but they get all that from us. We are no kill – no exceptions. 💯 The only time we euthanize is for medical reasons when all avenues have been explored and exhausted and it’s the humane thing to do.

You can imagine the expense of caring for all the dogs – there’s treats, toys, blankets, hay (for bedding) … not to mention our 3 biggest expenses, veterinary bills, electric bills (to heat the kennels in winter), and food. The numbers are staggering! You know how much you spend caring for your dog(s) … now imagine multiplying that by 70 (or more!)! 🤪

We need help – we cannot do this on our own … it truly takes a village. Unlike government run shelters, we get no subsidies. Unlike shelters that pick and choose the animals they take in because they’ll be easy to adopt out, we take them, without exception, as long as we have room. But the sad thing is, almost as quickly as they get adopted out, we get others in. 🐾 We’re not ashamed to say we need help – we need donations to help pay our expenses, our vet bills (usually between $20,000 and $25,000 per year even after a deep discount), our electric bill (usually around $10,000 per year) and food, treats, supplements, chew bones, approximately $40,000 each year. We always need quality food for the dogs (and stray cats that come to us). 🐕‍🦺 The thought of running out of food is frightening. Our expenses last year were approximately $120,000. Please know that Annie’s Orphans exists only because of donations from kind people like you and we humbly ask that you help us help the dogs. 🙏🏼 And although expenses are up and donations are down by 50%, you can make a difference and we respectfully ask for your help.

If you are able and would like to help, please either send a check to us or donate to us through PayPal. Please make your check out to Annie’s Orphans and mail it to:

Annie’s Orphans
1630 CR 214
Durango, CO 81303

You can also donate to us through our PayPal account. It can be found on our website which is currently being re-furbished. Here’s the link.

https://annies-k9-orphans.squarespace.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=6570bbbed0343872750a35db

Please tell your animal loving friends about us and our need for some financial assistance. 💕Please share this post with them and ask them to like our FB page as well. Every little bit helps. Everyone at Annie’s Orphans, dogs and people, alike, appreciate anything you can do to help us out! ❤️

We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Please check with your tax professional because your donation to us may be tax deductible.

NOTE/IPDATE: We’ve heard from a few people that they are having trouble donating to us through PayPal. Perhaps the best way to do that would be to go to PayPal.com directly and then put in our email address which is [email protected]. That should take you right to the account where you can make a donation to us. 💕
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! 🥰

29/01/2024

This 100%!

28/01/2024

I hope you can all see this video. It’s a great video to understand how odor moves around, but as you always hear me say is the molecular structure the same from dry ice or smoke machine like they’re using versus what odor is so don’t take this literally but it still is a good idea