Dodger, Rest in peace my sweet boy, he fought the fight hard but the pain began again yesterday and was just too much so we gently released Dodger today. As he passed we held him him close, kissed his old scars and whispered, "go and find the new hiking trails so we can hike them together when we get there" I will miss him so very much!

Bite Threshold

Dogs rarely bite "out of the blue". When multiple triggers occur close together, or at the same time, they can have a cumulative effect (trigger stacking).

 A dog with a fear of skateboards, who is uncomfortable around large dogs and really dislikes being patted on the head, may hold it together when presented with only one of his triggers. However, being patted on his head with a large dog close to him at the moment that a skateboarder goes by, may cause him to bite. Three triggers at once would put him over his bite threshold.

 Know your dog's triggers and do your best to avoid putting him in a situation that might push him too far.

What face do you make when training? It really makes a difference!

http://rewardthatpuppy.wordpress.com/2014/04/19/dog-training-whats-with-the-face/

Exactly!

Drop in Family Dog Tunnels and Jump Class!

It was a bit windy but we had a blast in tunnels this morning! It was great to be outside and play with our dogs while working with attention, stays and distractions!

Dixie loves tunnels and jumping!

Yep that is my girl!

Stella! On fire today!!w

Daisy loves to jump!!

Dollie! Today was her first day at tunnels! She is going to be a natural!!

and jump some more!

Come on Phoebe! Getting confidence to jump following mom!

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Great Day at Starpoint!

Another good morning at Starpoint School along with reading and just making the kids laugh! Silly boy!!

Building Confidence!

Wilson and Skye working together on a few obstacles tonight! Nice confidence builder and they worked well together! Behaviors they are each working on...confidence for Skye and self control around other dogs for Wilson! They were each successfull! 

Still one of my favorite tips!

Someone went to work today! He was a real pill rolling on his back in a bean bag and looking upside down at the kids while they were reading! Wish I would have gotten a picture of that, maybe next week!

Leave It!

Here is Champ! He is practicing his "Leave it" that he learned in puppy class! This little guy is doing really good!!

Buffalo Boogie 2014!

It is time for the Buffalo Boogie, Saturday, May 10th! Taming the Wild Side will be taking a team again this year! I have set up registration for the 5K untimed walk! We had a blast last year! Here is the sign up link. To register under Taming the Wild Side your dog must have attended and completed Family Dog Classes and must be able to get along well with people, other dogs and be able to work in a busy environment. Looking forward to seeing you there. Click on link, find our team name in drop down box and register!

Home Sweet Home!

Back home today and received a great welcome from the family! Britt and Jim out did themselves taking care of Dodger and the whole gang! I received a very loud reception when I walked in the door of whimpering, high pitched barking,jumping, licking and I was brought many toys to play with all at midnight last night! It was great! Overall the conference was great, some of my favorites.. the lecture with Behavior Analyst, Susan Schnieder and I will attempt to read her book, The Science of Consequences; How they Affect Genes, Change the Brain and Impact our World! Emma Parsons was outstanding as usual in her reactivit/aggression sessions and Ken Ramirez's segment on Nosework was a real eye opener as far as training and some of the new services dogs can do with their noses, such as helping in Wildlife Conservation. I may see a job for Dixie! Only one session that did not set well with me, couldn't seem to agree with trainers viewpoint on many aspects of their lecture. So glad to be home, taking today to rest and spend time with the dogs and family, back at work tomorrow! Can't wait to bring on some new classes and add some things to our old classes! Our sweet clients are in for a real treat I think! Click!