What’s the difference between a cue and a command? Being a crossover trainer, that is someone who started training dogs when commanding was all that was taught to someone who now trains without force or pain, I can tell you there’s a big difference between the two words. Though both cuing and commanding refer to hand or verbal signals given to the dog to request a behavior. A command assumes forceful control over a dog. What follows an unfulfilled command {Read More}
Behavior is Expensive
June 17, 2013 by
The other night, while I was preoccupied and going through the motions of pre-meal prep, I accidentally gave my Dobie’s thyroxine and Meloxicam to my BC. She just gulped it down as if it were *her* maintenance drugs. And I stood there, you know that moment? You cannot believe you just did what you did and to undo it would be much more work than you have energy for. My first thought, will my fist fit down her throat? Nyet. {Read More}
Grocery Lists & Training Plans
June 10, 2013 by
I’ve been a dedicated Costco shopper since the 80’s. There was a gap of a year or so in all those decades where I lapsed when I was settling from the west coast to the east coast, but once I found roots, I found a Costco and rekindled my relationship with my favorite warehouse store. When I prepare for my Costco shopping trips, I make a list of what supplies are dwindling. In fact, except for when Costco moves things {Read More}
