Monthly Archives: September 2022

The Baby in the Bath Water

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Dawn

If you’ve been around me you know that I bristle at the use of the term “dominance” when explaining a dog’s behavior.  Often I hear dog trainers say that dominance doesn’t exist.  This isn’t exactly accurate.  So why do so … Continue reading →

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When the Cue Just Won’t Work

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Dawn

It’s unfortunate, but sometimes we train a cue only to find that it later becomes useless. If you train enough, this may have happened to you. But why does it happen, and what can we do to fix it? In … Continue reading →

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