Tag: animals
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Thoughts on “spoiling” my dogs…
@AlignedK9 / Noelle, the trainer who helped me with an extended board and train with Aisling, recently shared something on her story about not “spoiling” our dogs, humanizing our dogs, and the harmful impact those things can have on our furry friends. It got me thinking about what “spoiling” can mean in different contexts. I…
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Target practice with Aisling
Just a quick post on something Aisling and I are working on for her! Lots of targeting practice for her lately! I taught her to target with her nose early in her puppyhood, and now we are working on paws! Prior to filming, we also worked on using a board to have her work on…
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Teaching Aisling the point of a “point”
I decided to figure out a little game to help her understand what it means when I point at something, and increase precision with her looking at that thing! Right now we are just teaching the mechanics of the game, but eventually when she ready we can increase the challenge by adding more bowls and…
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Aisling’s first birthday!
Today is Aisling’s first birthday! She is currently going through her first heat which requires an enormous amount of management, so festivities will have to be postponed, but she is being spoiled silly at home! I plan on cooking up a batch of homemade food for her, and spending the day as we have over…
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Mico’s Anniversary
Mico’s anniversary was yesterday. It’s hard to believe it’s been a year. It doesn’t feel like it, but I suspect it never will. I’m continuing to work on her scrapbook. It’s slow work, and I have to work on it in small bits and pieces since life has just been So Much lately, but I…
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