We had a couple of visitors coming in last week, costuming friends (I’ll use their industry names, Saeru and Elemental) coming to stay the night and do a photoshoot. I was excited to have them.…
I heard Laev barking outside. This wasn’t a normal bark of “Hey, I hear something,” or “Hey, squirrel, come back down here!” — there was a defensive note to it. As this was the day…
First, for those of you wondering how I’m able to do two Doberman Nationals in the US in a single year, let me mention briefly that the United Doberman Club and the Doberman Pinscher Club…
I’ve decided not to leave Laev where she might encounter gunfire without me, so I took her with me to our annual outing to Nashville, a tourist destination small town trading on its down home…
One thing about studying behavior and OC, it messes with your whole perspective on everything. In my other life, my non-dog hobby is costuming. A couple of years ago I purchased a sewing machine with…
I’d forgotten, in my gloom, that Laev had done a fairly nice track on Saturday morning. Despite the 5k race alongside our track and a brisk wind, she stayed focused and worked pretty well, only…
Well, I’d thought we were making decent progress with Laev’s gunfire fear. (Quick review — Laev was not fearful at all for years, but developed a phobia with exposure to a neighbor’s LONG gunfire sessions.…
Laev came up lame last week, having (I believe) slipped on wet grass. We took it easy for a few days, and when she didn’t improve (she had only a very mild limp, not noticeable…
Man, Laev was on fire tonight. I felt like a jerk for not bringing her tug out on the field, as that was clearly what she wanted to work for. (She accepted the treats, though!)…
I know it’s late and I should just let this go, especially after I posted today about avoiding reactivity. đ But I am really disturbed by this. Someone asked online about bitework and safety. Is…