Month: September 2011

An Old Dog Learning A New Trick!

What you are about to see is me trying to learn to handle my own herding dog. I have to say this is very difficult for me. I’m not one of those people who has dogs for other people to work and play with; I don’t have a dog walker, I don’t have a groomer, I don’t have...

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Just Another California Earthquake

Last week we had an earthquake here in So Cal. What’s the big deal you say . . . that happens all the time in California? Yes, it does, and most Californians hardly blink an eye unless there’s significant damage. Think Northridge 1994, that quake registered 6.9 on the...

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Do you remember where you were?

I sure do! I was driving my husband to the airport to drop him off for a business trip. We received a phone call from his boss - - - "Go home, you won't be flying anywhere today". I called my mom in Florida - - - "Turn on the news, you won't believe what's happened"....

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5 Common Dog Training Myths

My dog knows he did something wrong because he looks guilty. When a dog looks “guilty” it is because they are reacting to a change in our body language that tells them “something is wrong”. As a result, even a dog that has done nothing wrong will exhibit body language...

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