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Monthly Archives: July 2013
A little video from this weekend’s trial
Chico and I went to Shelburne, Vermont for an AKC agility trial organized by the Green Mountain Golden Retriever Club. We had lots of fun, we had good runs, but we didn’t get Q’s. After my Standard run on Sunday, … Continue reading
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Chico has an admirer
The other day Chico and I made a whirlwind trip to my cousin Eva’s to meet my new baby cousin Alexa who was in town with family from California. It really was quick, only eighteen hours there, but so rewarding. … Continue reading
Exhaustion and Emily the Pitbull
Originally posted on Science and Dogs:
Flight or Fight chart Understanding animal behavior often requires knowledge of physiology. Without an adequate knowledge of involved processes, less informed dog trainers resort to story-telling involving “energies”, “magnetism” and “submissiveness”. Case in point,…
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It’s like posting without stirrups
Some of you will know what I am talking about when I say that. For readers who did not spend large portions of their childhood trying to master the art of riding hunt seat, I’m describing a sports drill where … Continue reading
More science on what dogs get from us
I just read about a study where researchers ran experiments trying to find out if an owner’s reaction to something influenced the dog’s reaction to the object. They used “a 50 centimeter tall and 34 centimeter wide electric fan, with … Continue reading
Can I Bring the Dog? 