Why I started Offering Board & Train Packages: Traditionally force free trainers take a step back and cringe when someone mentions sending their dog to a board & train. The reason for that is that for decades the only people who offered such a thing were supposed trainers who would use any number of highly problematic, aversive methods on a dog to force their compliance.…
Checking My Ego: Lessons in No
Checking My Ego: Lessons in No. Today I had to check my ego. I went to visit my horse, Ben, and I had every intention of riding. It had been a week or more since I had seen him. My schedule is intense, and my efforts to continue to build my online business to make more time are going slow at the moment. This leaves…
Dogs vs Backyard Dinosaurs
Dogs vs. Backyard Dinosaurs: Keeping pet chickens safe with dogs This past week the rescue I work with was contacted by two different people to take in dogs who were attacking/harassing/killing chickens. We were able to help them thankfully, but in reflection I feel very sad for these two otherwise delightfully sweet dogs. They were simply doing what dogs do. With the pandemic came a…