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25/10/2023

Jax has an announcement to make: in addition to her day job as chief bean counter at Devine, Christina has teamed up with another sibling in a new venture. Check out Lisa And Paul on Instagram and Facebook!

20/10/2023

Magdalena has a dressy collar

15/10/2023

09/10/2023

Late summer bouquet

23/11/2022

I have 2 spots open for puppy day school, starting Monday, November 28. This is an intensive socialization/performance puppy foundation program that runs from 10-noon in Danvers, with potential additional "adventure time" from noon to 2. Drop a comment if you would like more information.

09/11/2022

Want to teach your dog to pose for photos? Check our Everydog in Danvers, where I'll be teaching a Tricks Mini-course. Sit-stay and look at the camera will be the first thing we work on!

08/11/2022

I met a woman yesterday who told me she has a phobia of dogs, but she is a crafter and makes fleece tug toys and gives them to her friends with dogs, and she was very curious about dog behavior. It is easy for us humans to misunderstand dog behavior, and misunderstandings can lead to difficulties in training, a broken relationship, or even fear, as in this woman's case. The good news is that with observation and guidance, we can learn to hear what our animals are saying. Here is a short video from 10 years ago of young Pippa and little puppy Diesel playing, with teeth, growling, biting and all.

16/01/2022

I’m away on a business trip and missing the puppy

16/01/2022

It’s Maggie!

19/10/2021

This is uncomfortable to watch, but a good reminder to pay attention to the size of ball that your dog plays with. Get a ball that is big enough not to get lodged in their throat. (Both of these dogs are lucky, and the balls were removed at the vet's office.)

06/09/2021

Jax and I earned our first qualifying leg in AKC Obedience yesterday. Here is an excerpt from our run.

04/09/2021

Some Saturday night reading - behavior science is endlessly interesting to me.

01/09/2021

Percy the standard Poodle looking handsome today. (Do you see that maroon "tag"? I put an Airtag on client dogs when they are with me, for added security. It's not perfect, but it allows me to locate them with my phone.)

19/08/2021

Training your dog to come when you call ("recall") is an important skill. It seems simple, but a recall has several parts - stop what you're doing, turn towards me, move quickly and directly towards me, close enough so I can reach your collar. Here, I am working with the middle part - move quickly towards me - with standard poodle Percy. It's an easy little game that gets him moving, too. 🐾🐾🐾🐩

18/08/2021

Percy doing some training

15/08/2021

Loose leash walking is a skill that many handlers struggle with. Here I show how to teach a puppy to respond to leash pressure. When she goes to the end of the leash, I stay still. I wait until she turns back to me, and when she does I reward her for coming towards me.

Start in a room with no distractions. In this video, the location is a little too distracting for this Border Collie puppy because there is another, high-energy dog in the room. If she is very focused on the other dog, I make a little sound to get her attention and then reward when she turns away from him.

12/08/2021

Working on Ella's "stand" for the show ring again. This was not my smoothest training session, but in it I see the constant doing/observing/adjusting that training takes. What I am after is a default stand, with still feet. Eventually I will work on how she stands a little, and then prioritize a high tail and bright expression. for now, we need the basics -- don't sit unless asked for, don't move forward, feet still. At the end I am tossing treats behind her to counteract her tendency to move towards me.

12/08/2021

Ella the Scotty playing with a tiny agility course. Even though this isn't real agility equipment, being able to interact with novel objects like poles, tunnels and tippy things can build confidence and resilience in dogs, and is an important foundation to "real" agility training. Here, we did it just for fun!

09/08/2021

I thought I would show how to build attention/eye contact with my friend's Border Collie, Honey. When Honey found my face irresistible, I had to change gears and work on not jumping up! Just a couple tries, and she was back to just looking again. Such a good little girl! 😍

06/08/2021

I can't help it. Next thing I know, we're working on agility. This is Percy learning to offer a jump.

06/08/2021

Ella chasing swallows in the field. Bet she’s sleeping soundly now!

04/08/2021

Teaching a young handler to teach a dog to sit in heel position. Dog training often involves 2 learners at once!

01/08/2021

Happy weekend! Jax is happy after a long walk with friends.

28/07/2021

Ella exploring an obstacle course at Summer School

28/07/2021

Percy! At Summer School

19/07/2021

Prepping frozen treats for the Summer School dogs 😋

16/07/2021

We only have 2 spots left in our Wednesday day training program. Six weeks, starting July 21. Message us here or at [email protected] for more information or to sign up!