A few weeks back, a good friend of mine and fellow trainer, Gemma from Fisher Fix Dogs, asked if I’d…
Relationships of Projection or Interaction?
Here’s an interesting thought: we can have different types of relationships. More specifically, we can have: * relationships of projection…
Scholarship Application
The Work/Life Balance Changing
Work/life balance is some kind of high-wire act, I think. And I’ve got a fairly simple balance to strike in…
Screening for Cancer After Health Scare in Older Dog
My wonderful old girl Flicker gave me a scare on Friday. All well now, but sheesh. When a 12.5 year…
PODCAST: The Deal With Animals/Marika Bell interviews Suzanne Clothier
Here are two interviews with anthrozoologist Marika Bell on her podcast, The Deal with Animals. The original interview July 21,…
Gardener or Carpenter?
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/05/28/614386847/what-kind-of-parent-are-you-carpenter-or-gardener When I first encountered psychology & philosophy professor Alison Gopnik’s work, it made me think a lot about how…
A Profound Magic
There are days when I am powerfully reminded that science has so many limits that we are unable to explain…
Consistency and Change
2022 is a summer full of changes, some anticipated, some surprising. As I work to keep my balance and to…
Behavioral Flexibility is a Many Splendored Thing
Reactive. Intelligent. Aggressive. Distracted. Trainable. These are very big and very broad labels that are used to describe a range…
