The Novice A Guide: Entering Your First Trial
7July 22, 2013 by Julia
So, you have decided to enter your dog in your very first AKC Obedience or Rally trial. You’ve been training …
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Category Competing | Tags: AKC, beginner, competition, Novice A, obedience, Rally, Rally-O
Empathy Gap
0June 26, 2013 by Julia
If you are like me, you feel a lot of empathy (or at least sympathy) for your animals. Aaron and …
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Category Relationships | Tags: anthropomorphism, behavior, Boxer, Boxer dog, dog, dog nails, dog ownership, dremel, nail trimming, pet ownership, pets, relationship, rotary tool
More Than a Goofy Face
0June 9, 2013 by Julia
I cringe when I see lists or rankings of canine intelligence. The first issue I have is that the lists I …
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Category Dash, Delta, Xena | Tags: behavior, Boxer, Boxer dog, Dash, Delta, dog, dog ownership, generalization, generalizing, intelligence, problem solving, smart, training, Xena
An Unselfish Act
0May 28, 2013 by Julia
You wouldn’t naturally associate pet owning philosophy and an episode of Friends, but one has given me insight into the other. In …
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Category Xena | Tags: AKC, Boxer, Boxer dog, dog, dog ownership, euthanasia, pet ownership, training, Wynkyn, Xena
Getting in the Reps
0May 14, 2013 by Julia
For 3 years of college, I was on the rowing team. Every summer we were sent home with a simplified …
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Category Dash | Tags: behavior, Boxer, Dash, dog, drive, obedience, relationship, training
