Philosophy or behavior?

by | Feb 24, 2018 | Most Viewed Posts, Musings

You had a bad training day. You got angry. You yanked at your dog, jerked them around a little bit and generally behaved badly. Ugly stuff. What happens now? One answer is to blame the dog. The dog deserved it. The dog is stubborn and hard. There is no other way to...

End on a positive

by | Jan 29, 2013 | Musings

Recently I wrote a blog post on “common knowledge” where I suggested that training didn’t necessarily need to end on a positive note. Several facebook posts picked up on this thread, with back and forth discussion about the potential pros and cons of...