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Do you need Behavior Modification or general manners training for your dog? Let formerly internationally Certified Professional Dog Trainer
Robin McHale Ehn Dip. CBST
Owner of Celtic Cur Behavior & Training
The areas first 'All Clicker All The Time' trainer since 1996 help YOU and YOUR dog. Utilizing force free marker training (AKA clicker training), the most effective method available for Behavio

r Modification and general manners training, Robin will help you gain the peace of mind that comes with the confidence of knowing that your dog is the best he/she can be. Robin will teach you how to train your dog to give you the assurance that if troubles arise in the future YOU will have the knowledge to stop them in their tracks!! Want to start a conversation about possibly booking training sessions? Please fill out the google form at:
https://goo.gl/forms/WCeHnLYMZoBEiHta2

12/05/2024

Hi everyone!!
I've just created a new Face Book page for my new business, Celtic Cur Artisan where I'll be creating many different types of items that are functional art . You've been invited, I hope you will accept my invitation and follow my journey.

01/03/2024

Hey everyone, I've been informed that I have been hacked so if you get a strange message from me that feels out of character or asks for money or anything, PLEASE ignore it!! It is definitely NOT from me!!

Check out our new offering!A DIY Tricks mini course!! All online so you can go at the pace you and your dog need. Did yo...
22/08/2023

Check out our new offering!
A DIY Tricks mini course!! All online so you can go at the pace you and your dog need.
Did you know that tricks can be helpful in deepening your relationship with your dog which can lead to better manners? They are even great tools for problem behavior modification!
Here's what you get:
Videos and handouts for 13 tricks like Take A Bow, Peek A Boo and Spin and Twist!
Plus additional supporting videos and PDF's.
And super affordable! Just $15.98!
And we now offer digital gift cards for our online courses!
Check them out at the website!
In case you forgot the URL - CelticCurBehavior.com

13/03/2023
Sunday morning goofiness!!
22/01/2023

Sunday morning goofiness!!

So excited!!
09/06/2022

So excited!!

Woohoo!! The first of the babies are here!
Hopefully the remaining 11 eggs will hatch today or tomorrow or maybe even Saturday. I just gave six to Sparkle as she's been being very broody. Hopefully when the babies all hatch Rose and Sparkle will raise them up to be wonderful members of the flock.

30/05/2022

I am so EXCITED!!!
The FOUNDERS launch of my new VIRTUAL chicken workshop is opening soon!!!
This endeavor is still a works in progress and as a Founder YOU will get to help shape it!!
Want more info? Go to:
https://clickacluck.newzenler.com/workshops-virtual

20/05/2022

Rose the Cochins first day on 12 fertilized eggs.
As I don't have a rooster none of them are hers or any of the other girls! There are five blue eggs in the mix so maybe we'll be lucky and those eggs will hatch out girls who will lay blue or green eggs!!
Pictures of the possible baby daddies will be in the comments.

More catch up!!Meet Rosie and Daisy Taylor!
03/03/2022

More catch up!!
Meet Rosie and Daisy Taylor!

Trying to catch up on posting!This last fall I had a wonderful client up in Manton. Please meet Emma Jones!
03/03/2022

Trying to catch up on posting!
This last fall I had a wonderful client up in Manton. Please meet Emma Jones!

02/03/2022

More catch up!!
Remember Sparkle from August 21, 2021?? Well she's grown up but still not a very big girl. She's learning to be my shoulder chicken!!!

02/03/2022

Been a while since I posted so going to play a little catch up!!
My husbands friend hooked us up with the produce person at a local store and the Clucking Chickletts have been getting throwaway produce each week since December 20, 2021. And boy oh boy do they LOVE it!!! It's crazy how much they love lettuce, green and purple cabbage, beets, apples, squash and man oh man you should see how much they REALLY LOVE papaya and grapes!!!!!
I'm having trouble finding the pictures that are in my phone once I connect it to my computer to transfer them!
Picture is of the boxes they got the first time!

Originally shared this in 2015 but I think it is still good information. When is Panting Abnormal? by Nancy Kay, DVMWhen...
06/08/2021

Originally shared this in 2015 but I think it is still good information.

When is Panting Abnormal? by Nancy Kay, DVM

When we observe a dog who is panting, we tend to take it for granted because this behavior is so darned normal. But, is it always normal? While most panting occurs as a means of counteracting overheating (the canine version of sweating), it can also be prompted by a whole host of other reasons.
Normal panting
Dogs rely on panting as their primary means for getting rid of excess body heat. Panting allows evaporation of water and heat across the moist surfaces of the lungs, tongue, and surfaces within the mouth. So it makes physiologic sense for a dog to pant on a warm day or following exercise. Dogs do have sweat glands on the undersides of their paws and within their ears, but these glands really have only minimal cooling capabilities.
Abnormal panting
Panting is considered abnormal when it occurs for reasons other than heat dissipation, and can be recognized by one or more of the following characteristics:
• Appears excessive compared to the dog’s normal panting pattern
• Occurs at inappropriate times (when the dog is not overly warm)
• Sounds raspier, louder, or harsher than normal
• Appears more exertional than normal
Listed below are some of the more common causes of abnormal panting:
1. Anxiety, stress, or fear
Panting is one of the primary behaviors exhibited by anxious, stressed, or fearful dogs. This “behavioral panting” may be accompanied by other indicators of fear, stress, or anxiety such as pacing, yawning, whining, reclusive behavior, a tucked tail, hiding, clingy behavior, flattened ears, drooling, lip licking, a crouched posture, dilated pupils, trembling, food refusal, and even loss of bladder or bowel control.

2. Pain
Excessive panting is a common symptom of discomfort or pain. In fact, dogs who are uncomfortable often exhibit panting well before more obvious indicators of pain, such as whining or limping, arise.

3. Heart failure
When the heart is doing an inadequate job of pumping blood around the body, the tissues become deprived of oxygen. One of the best ways to correct this oxygen depletion is by increasing the respiratory rate, and this often results in panting.

4. Lung disease
The lungs are where the transfer of oxygen to the bloodstream takes place. When lung disease prevents this from occurring, oxygen deprivation results. Just as is the case with heart failure, the natural response of the dog is to breathe faster and harder which translates into excessive and exertional panting.

5. Anemia
Anemia is defined as a decrease in the red blood cell count. Given that red blood cells are responsible for transporting oxygen to the body’s tissues, it makes sense that moderate or severe anemia results in oxygen deprivation. Just as is the case with heart failure and lung disease, the dog’s natural response to this is escalated respirations and panting.

6. Laryngeal paralysis
The larynx is the opening to the windpipe (trachea). It contains cartilage flaps that operate like saloon doors- opening wide during breathing and closing during swallowing. With laryngeal paralysis, one or both of the laryngeal cartilages fail to open normally, creating turbulent, restricted airflow and panting that is often raspy sounding and much louder than usual.

7. Cushing’s disease
Cushing’s disease is a hormonal imbalance that occurs primarily in middle aged and older dogs. It is caused by the overproduction of cortisone (steroids) by the adrenal glands. One of the earliest and most common symptoms of this disease is excessive and inappropriate panting. Successful treatment of the Cushing’s disease typically resolves the abnormal panting.

8. Cortisone (steroid) therapy
Treatment with prednisone, prednisolone, or other forms of cortisone mimics Cushing’s disease (see above). Many dogs receiving steroids demonstrate excessive and inappropriate panting that typically goes away within a few weeks after the medication is discontinued.
Abnormal panting deserves attention!
Observation of abnormal panting should prompt an office visit with your veterinarian, even if everything else about your dog appears to be perfectly normal. The sooner the cause of the abnormal panting is discovered, the greater the likelihood of a good outcome.
Does your dog experience abnormal panting? If so, do you know the cause?
If you would like to respond publicly, please visit: http://www.speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=4881.
Best wishes,
Nancy Kay, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Author of Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life
Author of Your Dog's Best Health: A Dozen Reasonable Things to Expect From Your Vet

When we observe a dog who is panting, we tend to take it for granted because this behavior is so darned normal. But, is it always normal? While most panting occurs as a means of counteracting overheating (the canine version of sweating), it can also be prompted by a whole host of other reasons.

Hint number 3! Add them up and take a guess!!
03/08/2021

Hint number 3! Add them up and take a guess!!

Next hint!!!
Add these to the base and upright and maybe you can guess correctly!

Any guesses?Chickens will be interacting with these.
28/07/2021

Any guesses?
Chickens will be interacting with these.

So, the picture of the weighted base wasn't enough for you to guess? Okay, so here's another hint.

Come on guys, guess!!This hint should help!!
28/07/2021

Come on guys, guess!!
This hint should help!!

Creating new props for the chicken clicking Workshop this morning. Can you guess what this weighted base will be for??

Any guesses???
26/07/2021

Any guesses???

Creating new props for the chicken clicking Workshop this morning. Can you guess what this weighted base will be for??

22/07/2021

Woohoo, got confirmation that the special 1 day workshop for the UC Davis vet students Behavior Club will be happening on September 4th!
These are some of the marvelous clucking chicklett girls that will be helping teach the students about clicker training and chicken behaviors.

22/07/2021

Meet one of the beautiful young ladies that will be joining the Click A Cluck family!!

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