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jdhadfield
Jan 222 min read
Hand Targeting
The “touch” game is a great way to get your dog focused back on you, and also an excellent precursor for a reliable recall.
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jdhadfield
Dec 19, 20242 min read
The Dog's Idea
Whenever I introduce a new skill or behavior, I present it in a way that motivates the dog to want to do it. The dog will do the task...
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jdhadfield
Dec 5, 20242 min read
Chicken Dog
I went to BJ’s Wholesale Club last Sunday to buy pork chops to make training treats for the week. I generally cook and cut up 8 pounds of...
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jdhadfield
Nov 1, 20244 min read
Puppy Mills
I’m working with several dogs now who were rescued from puppy mills. These are not puppies, but rather dogs who were born in a puppy...
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jdhadfield
Sep 26, 20242 min read
When Your Dog Growls
People get upset when their dogs growl – especially when the dog is growling at them! There’s an old, outdated idea that the human has...
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jdhadfield
Jul 15, 20241 min read
Meet the Dog Monday - Goose
Goose is a Pointer mix who would bark and lunge when he saw people or other dogs during a walk. We’re working on changing his emotional...
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jdhadfield
Jul 3, 20244 min read
Princess Leia
I got a call from Jeff, who had rescued a 2 1/2 year old female Golden Retriever – a breeder dog from a puppy mill. TB was camped out on...
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jdhadfield
Jul 1, 20241 min read
Meet the Dog Monday - Pilot the Corgi
Pilot is a very active and curious four-year-old Corgi. When Hailey and Sean adopted her a couple months ago, they knew it was meant to...
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jdhadfield
May 28, 20243 min read
Puppy Steps
Caper is an Appenzeller Sennenhund (a Swiss herding dog), who did not like being in the car. She especially didn’t like getting into the...
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jdhadfield
May 6, 20241 min read
"Duncan, help!"
Most dogs are happier and more focused when they have jobs to do, so we decided to give Duncan a job. Duncan is a Cavalier King Charles...
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jdhadfield
Apr 30, 20243 min read
Changing an Emotional Reaction
Baxter and Bizzie are very smart lab mixes who needed help with recalls, polite leash walking, anxiety, and “boundaries,” – especially...
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jdhadfield
Apr 28, 20242 min read
The "Drop It" Game
Pepper is a Labradoodle who would sometimes steal and resource guard socks and other objects belonging to her human parents – often...
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jdhadfield
Apr 15, 20242 min read
Meet the Dog Monday - Shiloh
Shiloh is a German Shepherd who needed help with dog reactivity. She would bark and lunge when she saw other dogs, so we started out...
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jdhadfield
Apr 8, 20241 min read
"Cheese!" Meet Baxter
Baxter is a very smart, independent lab mix. One of the issues that his human parents, Wendy and Carl, wanted to work on was the recall.
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jdhadfield
Mar 27, 20243 min read
You've Got a Fur-iend in Me
I was in a wedding this month. Actually, I was hired to be in a wedding... I got an email from a former client about Wally – a dog I’d...
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jdhadfield
Mar 10, 20242 min read
Meet Sparky, the Cairne Terrier
Sparky is a Cairne Terrier puppy who has beaten the odds and overcome some extreme challenges. She was adopted by Carrie and Rich from a...
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jdhadfield
Feb 29, 20243 min read
"Hey, you kids! Get off my lawn!"
It’s an adjustment when our furry friends start to age, but there are ways we can help them stay active, and feel happy and important....
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jdhadfield
Jan 30, 20242 min read
Late Night, Chilly Walks
It’s Dark. I’m Tired. It’s Cold. During the winter, it’s dark when most people get home from work. Life seems more stressful, you spend...
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jdhadfield
Jan 14, 20241 min read
Meet Checkers the Appenzeller
Checkers is an Appenzeller, and we are working with his issues of jumping on guests, eating sticks, and biting things that have wheels....
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jdhadfield
Dec 20, 20232 min read
A Strange Thing Happened...
A strange thing happened this week. A guy stopped by my house asking about training. He was a big guy with a white beard, and he asked if...
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