The Grand Peanut and I have been working on new ways to help calm him when we are out walking. Every so often he gets over stimulated and acts out by biting the leash, and sometimes he’ll grab hold of my hands/arms and play tug. I don’t play tug with him, in general, because of [...]

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Cultivating quiet time in the kitchen, office, or on a walk.

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The Honorable Grand Peanut, as with most dogs, needs to repeat, repeat, repeat all training in all situations. The other week, he “forgot” that we wait politely at the door before it opens. He’s been doing this behavior for about a month but then, nothing. He also “forgot” what Sit! meant; sometimes he went Down, [...]

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This is not a new concept to me, but what is new is the idea that The Honorable Grand Peanut will not get any food from a bowl for the foreseeable future. He will have to work for all his food, either during training, in a food puzzle, or a frozen Kong. He will only [...]

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Wouldn’t you know it: it’s almost the end of March and we just got 5 inches of snow. Fortunately for the dogs, they both love being in the snow, especially the Honorable Grand Peanut. It’s been a while since it has snowed this much (we live in the high desert) and I think HGP temporarily [...]

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managing out of control alert and attention barking.

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By setting up my dog for success, meaning not asking too much of the dog each time, I am reinforcing his best behaviors.

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Breakthrough behaviors for me and my dog.

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As part of the “going back to basics” with Tucker P Macaroon, I am playing the Name Game with him, whenever I remember to do it. He’s gotten into the habit of ignoring his name. To counteract this, every time I think about it I call his name from a few feet away — I’m [...]

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In Search of healthier dog training treats.

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