Bite risk What dogs taught me about humans I couldn’t stop worrying. I’ve found I have two methods of worry. One is a deep, gut-rooted concern that legitimizes when something actually happens. The other is a shallow fear without any apparent cause. It was the second option that night when I told the manager that […]
Three Lessons from My Six Months as a Dog Walker I wasn’t given a lot of tools as a dog walker, but I did start to learn I sat in my car as the sun set. I was almost back to the house where I was renting a room, but I wanted to return the
Three Lessons from My Six Months as a Dog Walker Read More »
Fearful Dogs Why forcing dogs can lead to inappropriate behaviors She was a cute little tan dog, maybe about 40 pounds, named Mouse. I was still new to the farm then, still shadowing training sessions with a more experienced trainer, when she came for a stay. The other trainer explained that we weren’t going to
Training Methodologies Projection, practice, and patience “Maybe,” she said with a shrug. It wasn’t a dismissive shrug or a patronizing shrug, I realized as I stood in her farmhouse kitchen, where I was trying to figure out a definitive answer to the cause of a behavioral problem. Nicole Skeehan owns Philly Unleashed, a dog training
Training Methodologies Read More »
Drop-In Group Classes No commitment besides that week’s registration “But how exactly does it work?” The question, posed to me by April Leitzsch of VIP Dog Walking and Pet Sitting in Maumelle, Ark., gave me pause. I’d met April through the comments of a community Facebook group. We grabbed coffee and learned we shared similar
Drop-In Group Classes Read More »
Dog Days of Summer, on June 8, will be all about fun, with local vendors, pupsicles, brothy snow cones, face painting stations, and splash pads for both dogs and kids. Local music will set the tone, and Ball will give a dog safety talk at 1:45 pm followed by a dog trick contest at 2 pm.
Dog Days of Summer-A Little Rock Event at the Bernice Garden Read More »