LOVE to see a dog with a job!
Dog in a BP shirt greets customers at Clearwater store - St. Petersburg Times
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Petfinder: Dog Parks and Good Play vs. Bad Play : Video : Petfinder
Though I'm not a big fan of dog parks, this is an excellent video on appropriate dog park behavior and tips!
Petfinder: Dog Parks and Good Play vs. Bad Play : Video : Petfinder
Petfinder: Dog Parks and Good Play vs. Bad Play : Video : Petfinder
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Dog training and child rearing
So, the NY Times published yet another story idolizing Cesar Milan; big deal, it's not the first and most likely won't be the last time, right? On this occassion, it's about applying dog training techniques to raising children. Well, there's nothing new about that either. I've been saying it for years and I'm not the first or the only! But because the training techniques being applied are so off base, I just had to speak up.
Many training techniques work across species. Certainly by focusing on the positive and setting the student up for success, lessons will be enjoyed and learned more easily. And certainly we should interrupt and redirect inappropriate behavior and boundaries should be communicated clearly and consistently...works across species, doesn't have to be a dog. In my experience, it's particularly effective on husbands. Rewarding good choices and communicating clearly are important skills to develop and model whether for kids, employees or for dogs.
But when you apply training techniques that are based on myth and cult celebrity status, just what are you trying to teach your children or anyone else for that matter? My mother used his dictator methods, as have many parents over the years. Milan appears calm and collected while abusing, choking, flooding and terrorizing dogs and that's hailed as a "Whisperer". So during those times when being beaten by a stone cold lunatic of a mother, I was really being whispered to eh? As long as you don't let anyone see you loose your cool, as long as you appear calm and assertive, you can do all kinds of atrocities and be lauded as the Alpha in your pack. Have we lost our ever loving minds?
Focusing on helping people who are willing to think and who want relationships rather than dictatorships makes me feel good. Thinking about Dictator Milan makes me feel bad...bad for the dogs, bad for their people and bad for the society who would mindlessly embrace such methods. I'm going back to feeling good now so let's leave these crazy Alphaeytes where they belong...in the past! I feel better now! I feel better than James Brown!
Many training techniques work across species. Certainly by focusing on the positive and setting the student up for success, lessons will be enjoyed and learned more easily. And certainly we should interrupt and redirect inappropriate behavior and boundaries should be communicated clearly and consistently...works across species, doesn't have to be a dog. In my experience, it's particularly effective on husbands. Rewarding good choices and communicating clearly are important skills to develop and model whether for kids, employees or for dogs.
But when you apply training techniques that are based on myth and cult celebrity status, just what are you trying to teach your children or anyone else for that matter? My mother used his dictator methods, as have many parents over the years. Milan appears calm and collected while abusing, choking, flooding and terrorizing dogs and that's hailed as a "Whisperer". So during those times when being beaten by a stone cold lunatic of a mother, I was really being whispered to eh? As long as you don't let anyone see you loose your cool, as long as you appear calm and assertive, you can do all kinds of atrocities and be lauded as the Alpha in your pack. Have we lost our ever loving minds?
Focusing on helping people who are willing to think and who want relationships rather than dictatorships makes me feel good. Thinking about Dictator Milan makes me feel bad...bad for the dogs, bad for their people and bad for the society who would mindlessly embrace such methods. I'm going back to feeling good now so let's leave these crazy Alphaeytes where they belong...in the past! I feel better now! I feel better than James Brown!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
mental_floss Blog » The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers
The Beagles really take the cake, but the golden mix who jumped in the car seemed to be saying "If you leave again, I'm going with!" Very touching...
mental_floss Blog » The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers
mental_floss Blog » The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Critics Challenge 'Dog Whisperer' Methods | LiveScience
Turns out they don't bite the hand that feeds them!
Critics Challenge 'Dog Whisperer' Methods | LiveScience
Critics Challenge 'Dog Whisperer' Methods | LiveScience
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
So Touching!
A Soldiers Dogs greeting him after returning from 14 months in Iraq, pre arranged
LiveLeak.com - My Dogs greeting me after returning from 14 months in Iraq, pre arranged
LiveLeak.com - My Dogs greeting me after returning from 14 months in Iraq, pre arranged
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Good Dog, Smart Dog - NYTimes.com
The studies are proving it...dogs are smarter than we've been giving them credit for. Duh!
Good Dog, Smart Dog - NYTimes.com
Good Dog, Smart Dog - NYTimes.com
No Pain, No Gain: Mastering A Skill Makes Us Stressed In The Moment, Happy Long Term
An interesting study. I wonder how this translates across species?
No Pain, No Gain: Mastering A Skill Makes Us Stressed In The Moment, Happy Long Term
No Pain, No Gain: Mastering A Skill Makes Us Stressed In The Moment, Happy Long Term
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