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The Splash Diaries – day 4

Sunday, August 29 – day 4 Busy days yesterday and today. I tried for the first time yesterday (Saturday) to leave Splash crated for about five hours. I hope to work up to being able to leave her happily crated while I or her new owners are working all day long. She managed five hours [...]

In pursuit of the automatic sit…

Big conformation classes can last for a half-hour or more. Even though smaller classes are shorter, a dog that wins his individual breed class has a long stretch to look forward to in the Winners ring. At specialities, Best of Breed classes, aka ‘intersex,’ can run 50-75 dogs, and often end up being split into [...]

Never say 'never…'

Image by smussyolay via Flickr I will NEVER use (fill in the blank.) I will NEVER do (fill in the blank.) I will NEVER say (fill in the blank.) Go ahead, admit it. If you’re like most dog trainers, you’ve probably thought to yourself or said out loud at least one of those ‘I will [...]