You’ve got 15 essential items in your cart, so can’t go through the 10 items or less lane. You chose the shortest of the long lines. You’re next up, your turn is near! So you have your reusable bags and ATM card ready. Then the customer in front of you disputes the price on an item, which causes a procession of calling a clerk to go check on the price, which is found out to be labeled on the shelf {Read More}

This is the second of a thread of posts I’ll be writing for those people who want to train their own dogs by taking private lessons or group classes, going home, doing the work, and coming back for more. It’s about the right stuff to harvest in yourself to become a good dog trainer. You can read he first on patience in dog training here. Having a dog training plan ready for the behavior you’re training when you step out {Read More}

This is the first of a thread of posts I’ll be writing about the right stuff to harvest in yourself to become a good dog trainer. The first is what I consider to be the most important. PATIENCE. This is where the trainer needs to separate herself from the outcome of training. Do not rush training. Do not take the pace of training a dog personally. The dog sets the pace, not you. Let training flow as it happens. Learn to meditate {Read More}