http://dogsontherun.net Agility dogs, dog training, dogs and cats . . . Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:21:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This morning when I got up I discovered that THE MOUSE (and his 86,279 relatives) had discovered a taste for brown sugar and had eaten two opposing sides of the plastic bag containing it, so when I picked up the bag it dumped brown sugar all over ... http://dogsontherun.net/2008/10/19/of-mice-and-dogs/ but we know that. These days, people live for 70 to 100 years. Dogs are alive for 8 to 14 years. These are, of course, averages of sorts. The difference in the numbers is so great that there's no real correspondence. WHY would a human bring a dog home to share ... http://dogsontherun.net/2008/01/30/dogs-can-break-your-heart/ Not to brag or anything - actually pretty much anything BUT bragging in this case, because I was shocked and overjoyed when Genie and I went to her second puppy class on Thursday evening. She was a different dog from her first class, far improved and just wonderful! And it ... http://dogsontherun.net/2008/01/26/genie-prevails/ I'm a dog trainer with many years' experience. I've taught puppy classes, basic and competition obedience, beginner and advanced agility. I've studied dog behavior extensively. I've observed thousands of dogs and their human partners in countless situations. I've watched both dogs and their humans become happy, sad, thrilled, impatient, excited, ... http://dogsontherun.net/2008/01/11/revelations-from-puppy-kindergarten/ It's now January 2008. Joon's last entry was on January 15, 2007. Shame on me! Just because I haven't written in her blog, it doesn't mean that I haven't worked with the dog. I just haven't shared. We're not where I want to be, considering it's been a year, but then ... http://dogsontherun.net/2008/01/03/joon-eval-jan08/ Clicker training is a wonderful way to teach your dog any behavior. Clicker-trained dogs are more than trained - they are excited about learning, interested in what you might teach them next. They become active participants in the training game, rather than automatons that don't think and merely perform at ... http://dogsontherun.net/2007/02/26/not-sure-about-clicker-training-here-are-some-reasons-to-try-it/ Weekend of February 10/11, 2007 We traveled to Hampton VA to a Novice/Open AKC trial, indoors at the Merrimack Dog Training Center. It was my first time there, though Karen had been there before. We took three very novice dogs: Karen with Patch, a rescued border collie who is 7 and ... http://dogsontherun.net/2007/02/18/rocket-dogs/ Confession: My dogs don't know the common obedience cue, "Stand." Once upon a time I taught all of my dogs to stand on cue, but since I stopped doing competition obedience I didn't feel the need for it and just stopped teaching it. Recently, in doing Canine Freestyle, I discovered a ... http://dogsontherun.net/2007/01/31/shaping-versus-luring/ While at Fair Hill in October we purchased photos done by Sport Photography CA. I just put one of the series they did into a Flash movie of our BC Jolt weaving. You can view them on our Photo page. http://dogsontherun.net/2007/01/19/flash-weaving-movies/ Joon lives. Really. I know I haven't written anything since NOVEMBER 28th! (I actually didn't realize it was that long ago! Oh my.) Let's see, first of all I caught a cold - had no voice, a head full of stuff, and then it segued into an ear infection, and now ... http://dogsontherun.net/2007/01/15/excuses/