Agility!

| By Dawn Kovell
Categories: Behavior & Training
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In an ongoing series on dog sports, Behavior and Training Director, Dawn Kovell, sheds light and enthusiasm on Agility! Also available, Flyball, Teaching your Dog to Swim and Dock Diving. As a dog trainer and behavior consultant for the Behavior and Training Department at Marin Humane I tell our clients that one of the first …

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What the Dog Experts Don’t Teach You

| By Neil Lurssen
Categories: Behavior & Training
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Continuing the themes of Mistaken Identity and Spicy Chihuahuas, Neil Lurssen reminds us that some things you just have to learn on your own. Herewith, Neil’s take on Beagles and a shelter Chihuahua he once befriended: At a shelter like ours you can learn all sorts of stuff about dogs from trainers who have strings …

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New Beginnings

| By Kim Bromley
Categories: Behavior & Training
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As my medicare card becomes a real, tangible thing in my hand, I’m inclined to think of it as a new chapter, the beginning of a new story for me. I realize as I write, looking at my chosen title, that I’ve selected something from the Department of Redundancy Department. Anything that is new is …

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Behavior Puzzles

| By Dawn Kovell
Categories: Behavior & Training
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Happy New Year! Working with animals is both easier and more difficult than working with people, mostly depending on how you feel about people. But, that is another story. Animals are wonderful because they are always thrilled to see you, despite the fact you only walked into the living room and back, and their idea …

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