Tag Archives: desirable behavior

Leash walking and socialization report

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

This week Chico and I are in Washington, DC, visiting my dad. Chico has to do a lot of walking on a leash here, lots more than up in rural New Hampshire. After a small incident with a golden retriever … Continue reading →

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A week of adventures

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

Last Monday I made an appointment to have my vision checked and my eyes examined. They had an opening for Wednesday, sooner than I could have hoped for. I asked if they, like my orthopedist, are a dog friendly office. … Continue reading →

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Eastern English Springer Spaniel Club trial

Posted on September 9, 2012 by

I promised to report on the trial Chico and I attended last weekend, just after I picked him up from his stay in Pennsylvania and my trip to DC. So I picked him up in the afternoon, drove to Massachusetts, … Continue reading →

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I’m here, Chico’s there…

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

I’m back in Washington, DC, visiting my father. Chico is in Pennsylvania with his friends Harley and Flossie. I’m staying with my friend N and her newly moved in beau, L, and their respective doggies. Chico was going to come … Continue reading →

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Implementing the action plan

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

I got distracted, this post’s about what we did to implement the action plan I wrote about here. Implementing the action plan involved some interesting techniques. To keep Chico out of the road, I bought two sets of the reflector-on-a-stick … Continue reading →

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Dogs have to learn English before they can understand us

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

The Whole Dog Journal was recommended to me by a local kennel owner, so I subscribed to their email newsletter. In early June, they ran this great article talking about talking to dogs. “Try to remember that you have to … Continue reading →

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The action plan

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

As I said in my last post, after the letter of complaint from my landlords, in fear of losing this creature who had changed my life, I ran to Julie for help and advice. She went through the letter point … Continue reading →

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The old Chico

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Chico is so greatly improved that some folks don’t believe he is, or ever was, a problem dog. That’s got me thinking about how it used to be – he was so much trouble, so much work. So many things … Continue reading →

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

One recent Saturday I had volunteered to take notes at a forum held by my town’s Economic Development Commission, so Chico and I went on down to the Town House around 10 in the morning. There were about ten people … Continue reading →

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Chico’s Home away from home

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Most of the times I visit my family in DC Chico doesn’t go with me, there isn’t a lot of room where I stay. Instead, Chico goes to Kathy and Ben’s, about 30 minutes from Scranton, PA. They have ten … Continue reading →

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