Situational Dominance
18March 8, 2015 by Julia
I was reminded of another entertaining piece of dog lore recently. In this case, it isn’t defining one dog or my relationship …
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Category Dash, Relationships, Xena | Tags: Boxer, dog, dominance, dominant, popcorn, priority access, resources, situational dominance, social hierarchy, social status
Self Care as Dog Care
7March 4, 2015 by Julia
Recently I’ve been going through some turmoil in my personal life. I tried to keep up a normal schedule for …
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Category DABAD, Health | Tags: dog ownership, dog training, dogs, health, health care, self care, wellbeing
Dog People: Be a Little Doggie
0March 1, 2015 by Julia
We ask a lot of our dogs. They have to live in our world with our very human rules. They …
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Category Relationships | Tags: Boxer, Boxer dog, dog, dog training
Mackin the Bubba: Socialization for Reactivity
22February 22, 2015 by Julia
Recently I had the opportunity to attend a two-day Advanced Socialization seminar with Chad Mackin of Pack to Basics. The …
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Category Behavior, Dash | Tags: behavior modification, BMOD, Boxer, canine behavior, Chad Mackin, dog, dog training, Jay Jack, Pack to Basics, socialization, socials
Dog Lore: The Impact of the Stories We Tell
15February 15, 2015 by Julia
Humans, by nature, are storytellers. We cannot help but tell stories about the dogs in our lives. As the years pass, …
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Category Dash, Relationships | Tags: Boxer, Boxer dog, dog, dog lore, dog stories, dog training, storytelling, training, vaccine reaction