When VAN Takes Over
Understanding the Brain’s “Circuit Breaker” for Attention Picture this scenario: Your dog is performing a beautiful, focused heel in training…
The Power of DAN: How Dogs Maintain Focus
The Power of DAN: How Dogs Maintain Focus When It Really Matters Have you ever marveled at a Border Collie…
The Hidden Safety Threats: What Makes Dogs Feel Unsafe
The Hidden Safety Threats: What Makes Dogs Feel Unsafe That We Often Miss Before we can expect our dogs to…
Distracted or Focused?
Here’s a question I ask handlers all the time: “Is your dog’s mind in the same place as their feet?”…
Older, But Maybe Not Wiser
Fun fact: as I get older, my brain feels free to play fast and loose with numbers. Admiring my old…
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…
Webinar PRACTICE OR PREVENTION – TRAINING TIME VS MANAGEMENT MOMENTS
Training time means the time, place, you and your dog are all in a good spot where learning can occur. Management moments are when things are not conducive to learning. Knowing where you are is a big part of getting where you want to go. This webinar will help you clarify moment by moment, and provides practical advice to help you and your dog.
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…
Training Equals Conversation
In an online discussion about mixing play sessions with training, there were some strong opinions about how and why things…
The Beauty of Small Things
Big things on my mind. Big projects that have occupied me for years (almost a decade). Big projects unfolding. Trying…
