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  • The Hounds And The Huntsman

    Dog-man-ship – This is as real as it gets: Taken from my friend the Terrierman, View the original post Hounds & The Huntsman from Michael Slowe on Vimeo.  

  • Art & Standards | My Response to an Anxiety Protocol

      I recently read a post on a dog trainer group I belong to on Facebook. The post contained a written explanation and a video outlining a ”Protocol” for dealing with dogs with anxiety. The post was quite lengthy, but I will try to summarize it here: Teach the dog…

  • Mush!

    I came across this video several years ago and was so impressed with the level of communication and control that is shown. I didn’t at the time know who the man in the video was: //www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/qFP28ANXLLA?rel=0 The footage is of Heini Winter, a world class sled dog racer from Germany,…

  • Who’s To Blame?

    When I was in college, I used to play a lot of billiards. It was never for money, always just for fun, and therefore we used to joke around a lot.  Every now and then when one of my friends was trying to sink a particularly difficult shot, I would…

  • “Loving” A Dog To Death – Guest Blog

    This post was written by my friend and fellow dog training Ted Efthymiadis. The original can be seen by clicking here “Loving” A Dog To Death I’m seeing a disturbing trend in the pet dog world. Something I never thought I would see. I truly wish I did not have to write…

  • Lessons In Dogmanship From The World Of Real Estate

    “My husband always wanted them to feel comfortable in their home,” the woman on the phone told me, “so they have no rules, they basically run the house.” This came right after she told me that of her two dogs, one is fearful of virtually everything, and has bitten visitors…