Thoughtful Thursday So it's been a while since I wrote one of these. I've been busy. Training. This summer I made a decision to spend my...

Thoughtful Thursday Whether it is a certification, not placing well at a competition, or stepping out to train with new people. Let's get...

Thoughtful Thursdays With the winter weather it is always hard for me to find the motivation to train. So this winter I intentionally...

Thoughtful Thursday Based on past posts, the 'being frustrated' portion is now much larger. The emphasis must always remain on 'great...

Thoughtful Thursday One of the hardest things we do as trainers is respond to the stimuli our dogs present. We are training them to...

Thoughtful Thursday There is much time, work, and sweat that are in front of 'trust your dog'. I see a lot of teach the dog and a little...

Thoughtful Thursday Happy New Year to all of you! With the new year upon us, setting goals, making resolutions and all that jazz is all...

Thoughtful Thursdays One of the guiding tenets of the K9Sensus Foundation follows the philosophy of the land-grant universities signed...

Thoughtful Thursdays What skills and abilities do they need to complete their assignment? Then once they showed fluency in those specific...

Thoughtful Thursday Have you ever been at a seminar and watched the instructor/trainer do something with a dog that seems like 'magic'....

Training Tuesday We still have a lot to work on. I do not consider her finished. In fact, this particular search tells me three main...

Training Tuesday This one statement actually sums up progression plans, skills development, and about any other large change you want to...

Training Tuesday Sit happens a lot in my world. Both with the 'h' and without the 'h'. In fact, it has been really interesting to work...

Training Tuesday I got mad at my dog last week during training. I will be honest, it probably happens more than I would like to admit. It...

Training Tuesday You as a trainer must decide what to do in that space between the stimulus (odor/cue) and the response.... Today starts...

Training Tuesdays Dog training at its core is a solo sport. Most of your progress is made in incremental steps when you don't have an...

Training Tuesday So this priority thing is hard. I struggle. I bargain with myself. I succumb to scrolling through social media. I get...

Training Tuesday I live on a farm. At any given point my day is interrupted by cow emergencies, mini donkey emergencies or the unexpected...

Training Tuesday I now have three puppies under the age of six months. Training is a priority. I schedule my training. In between spring...

Training Tuesday I was working on something very specific with Flare and it became very clear that I have missed a key component of her...