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Behavior & Training Blog

Dipping your toe in the water or already deeply immersed? If you can’t get enough, check out the Behavior & Training blog for fun stories on training triumphs and foibles, cat and dog foster challenges and happy endings along with general musings on living life well with animals.

 

A Very Nice Dog Named Charlie

| By Susie Harper
Categories: Behavior & Training
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“Our beloved Charlie has left this world! He was our center, an introvert, yet our “always up for anything” guy. He is chasing squirrels and butterflies, swimming in lakes, jumping in snow, running like the wind and snoring after a long day once again. My poppa, my boober, my Chaz I will love you always.” …

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Chatting With Our Dogs

| By Neil Lurssen
Categories: Behavior & Training, Blog
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We dog-lovers have meaningful conversations with dogs.   We all do – there’s no denying it.  Not only with our own dogs.  We chat up strange dogs we hardly know and you should listen to the volunteers shooting the breeze with dogs at animal shelters:  How’ve you been sweetheart?  Who’s a good boy?   Feel …

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Fostering and Spicy Dogs

| By Kim Bromley
Categories: Behavior & Training, Happy Endings
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In the pandemic summer of 2020, after three happy foster experiences (two shy little dogs from a hoarding situation and one elderly shepherd mix) we brought home a people shy and possibly “bite prone” Chihuahua mix. Let’s call him Tiny to protect his identity. After a few weeks of what felt like successful fostering, Tiny …

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Pet Furniture

| By Dawn Kovell
Categories: Behavior & Training, Blog
My daughter went to college and the empty nest was too large. The five animals and I moved to a very small cottage. Since I am doing the KonMari thing and bringing myself joy, this is all well and good for me. But, what about the cats and dogs? Animals have strong feelings about space …

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Beat Shelter-in-Place Boredom: Teach Your Dog New Tricks!

| By Yuching Desch
Categories: Behavior & Training, Blog
We’ve now been sheltering in place due to COVID-19 for two months, so if you’re anything like us, you’re probably feeling a little stir crazy – and your dogs might be, too! Maybe you’ve exhausted all your dog’s favorite toys, the trails near your house are too crowded, or you just need a fun activity …

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