Oh my gosh, you guys. Back in January (it’s early April as I write this), I arrived at ClickerExpo and found that one of my favorite stupid props had not made the journey with me. I have a Batman toy from an old McDonald’s Happy Meal merchandising tie-in which I… Continue reading
The temperature has been climbing all day and we’ve now broken 0 degrees F! (-18 C) so I thought I’d share some of our cold weather activity and precautions. I don’t keep my dogs inside, as they love to play in the yard, but they definitely get to come inside… Continue reading
So I’ve been working very hard, and I’ve dropped a few hints, and I’m finally ready to reveal it. I have a new training and behavior book coming out soon! Continue reading
What a week! Mindy and I traveled to Clicker Expo in Norfolk, Virginia, and because I didn’t want to fly her, we drove. It wasn’t a bad drive, about 12 hours, and I broke it up into two days with a bit of hiking each way. “Not a Real Service… Continue reading
We made it! We’re home! And it was an impressive trip. But first, a little background. Continue reading
There’s a new face here, and it’s pretty different. Continue reading
Today a friend bid goodbye to her dog. And today I made the awful appointment to end Shakespeare’s days with us. I have much to be grateful for. He was given as little as 3 weeks to live when diagnosed, and today marks the 7th week. He’s positively ancient for… Continue reading
Remember a little film called Jurassic Park? It was recently re-released in 3D. I had forgotten that it first came out 20 years ago; it’s fun to re-watch it with my older, behavior-savvy eyes. I went to the theater with Alena (also blogging regularly here), and as it was a… Continue reading
The clicker training world contains clickerly people. This is awesome. Continue reading
I told this story over lunch at the last ClickerExpo, and it occurred to me that it might make a good blog post. Years ago, a woman approached me. “Are you the trainer here?” Continue reading