I came across this video whilst reading another training blog (K-9 Solutions of Maine)
What do you think this dog is "saying"? Is he purring? Does he enjoy this? I will comment on this later in the week.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Knock out Dog Fighting
I was wasting time today, messing around on Facebook when I saw a video from Knock Out Dog Fighting. Naturally my next step was to watch some pretty heartbreaking PSAs. It's a great message of course - dog fighting is cruel, inhumane and wrong.
But that's not what impressed me. I mean, all of us who love dogs know that.
What impressed me was that they are R+ teachers! They visit schools, juvenile detention centers and the like, but rather than lecturing the kids about what they shouldn't be doing, they show them what they can do. Any good dog trainer knows that you can't just turn off behavior - it needs an outlet. I love that they are using this method to help teach kids that there are alternatives to such violent and desperate behavior, such as developing an interest in martial arts, physical fitness, dog training, CPR training and science. Only by helping them can we help the dogs too.
Check them out at Knockoutdogfighting.org.
But that's not what impressed me. I mean, all of us who love dogs know that.
What impressed me was that they are R+ teachers! They visit schools, juvenile detention centers and the like, but rather than lecturing the kids about what they shouldn't be doing, they show them what they can do. Any good dog trainer knows that you can't just turn off behavior - it needs an outlet. I love that they are using this method to help teach kids that there are alternatives to such violent and desperate behavior, such as developing an interest in martial arts, physical fitness, dog training, CPR training and science. Only by helping them can we help the dogs too.
Check them out at Knockoutdogfighting.org.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
The current newsletter is out!
Yes, that's right, new articles, classes, etc are flashing out into the world. You'll have to finish reading "Alien Abduction" on our website! Sorry folks.
Please check out fab new stuff from our own Linda McVay as well as Stormi King and sending us fantastic article is Margaret Duclos, all the way from sunny California! (Or at least often sunny as she is in the Bay area.)
Don't forget we have the UCLA Dogs Calendar Pup contest going on too. See the newsletter for more info! Be aware, however, you're competing against Murphy...
Please check out fab new stuff from our own Linda McVay as well as Stormi King and sending us fantastic article is Margaret Duclos, all the way from sunny California! (Or at least often sunny as she is in the Bay area.)
Don't forget we have the UCLA Dogs Calendar Pup contest going on too. See the newsletter for more info! Be aware, however, you're competing against Murphy...
Crazy cute isn't he?
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