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Seems our dog brains rarely power down, and there has to be a depository for all our musings. We hope you enjoy this ongoing collection of our training thoughts, with a bit of CNC news thrown in here and there.

Cailie add her head tilt of approval to new dog training books

Newly Released Dog Training Books for Dog Lovers

My favorite expression is, “You don’t know what you don’t know till you know it.” That was true when I sought dog training information in 2003 before I became a certified professional dog trainer. Luckily, I found my way to modern, scientific, humane dog training information, which led me to

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Puppy Socialization, Optimist or Pessimist?

A New Addition Puppy Socialization: There’s a new puppy in the house! While we’re still grieving the loss of our amazing girl, Willow, it seems the stars aligned to lead us to Cailie.  Cailie is a now 14-week old Australian Shepherd puppy who joined our home at 8 weeks. She’s

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Wait, it’s important!

Nothing like having a new puppy in the house to remind you how many things a dog needs to know to live happily in our human world.  Oh the things that Gibson knew that I had trained and eventually took for granted and the things Willow does not yet know. 

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