The Myth of “Only Tell Them Once”
What if you ask a dog (whatever age, breed, sex, background, training level) to do something, but there is no…
Positively Hopeful for the Future
The online dog training community is not a particularly nice place to be these days. The Us vs Them mentality…
Juggling Life with Many Dogs
How does it work, a life with so many dogs? At the moment, there is only 7, though we’ve had…
Our Weapon Against AI: Connection
Thank you to all who have responded to my FB post about the fake book generated using AI and published…
Training Equals Conversation
In an online discussion about mixing play sessions with training, there were some strong opinions about how and why things…
How Is This For YOU? and My Dogs – by Cindy Knowlton
Guest author: Cindy Knowlton, See Spot Grin “How is this for you?” It’s one of Suzanne Clothier’s Elemental Questions. I…
My Hypothesis Is . . .
Consider yourself a scientist doing research. Turns out, in many ways, every time we interact with a dog, we are…
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…
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…
