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The Billings Gazette, Montana, October 15, 1933

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I saw you mention training books you read... what are your favourites and/or must-reads? I'm always looking for good dog books!

The Other End of the Leash

Stanley Coren’s books

DOGS by Raymond Coppinger

Control unleashed

What the Dog Knows

Some We Love, Some We hate, some we eat

Animals in translation

Excelerated learning

Stephen Lindsey’s handbook of Applied dog behavior

Don’t shoot the dog

I also read a lot of older books. William Koheler, Barbara wood house, Konrad Lorenz. Things I don’t necessarily agree with but it’s important to see other views.

I’m sure there’s more but that’s all I can think of at this moment.

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We're more active there anyway 😅

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Dogblr peeps drop your instagram below so we can follow you ⬇️

We’re Whimsicalwoofs over there as well

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It's honestly a uniting feel between gen z and millennials bc many of us were in high school and college when this happened and the struggle was the s a m e

That relatable (older) Gen Z memory: when all the projectors and white boards got replaced by Smart Boards™ around like fifth grade and none of the teachers knew how to use them but they Had To Use them otherwise the school just wasted a bunch of money and it was a rlly weird transition

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This is one of my favorite clicker games, and I couldn’t find a good visual for clients so I made one.

The idea behind it is to get your dog thinking creatively and generate new ways to interact with the box to earn rewards. It’s great for free shaping behaviors if you want to teach things like agility, tricks, etc. It also serves as a confidence boosting exercise for nervous dogs and puppies. Fun, simple, cost-effective, and dogs who haven’t done a lot of work like this are usually exhausted by the end. More detailed instructions here: http://www.clickertraining.com/node/167

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Kandros has been done a concern.

The giant plushie was moving?! Not okay! CREEPY.

Lup, bless her heart, I don't think she knew enough to be afraid.

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Treat focused.

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Zoom zoom

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They love each other, I swear.

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The Saga of the Tongue

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he stalk

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Every name I've ever given to an animal has been taken from something I was into at the time of naming.

Kandros is a character in Mass Effect: Andromeda

Lup is a character from The Adventure Zone

Dog Names

Hey dogblr, tell me about your dog(s) name(s)! Is there meaning behind it? Just suited the dog? Part of a naming theme?

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I saw a challenge going around... I think it was specifically for sight hounds but I don't have one, so here's my Houndish Mix and my Doberman Lift Challenge.

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Ultra brief training video. This is for a Halloween photo shoot :)

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OUCH.

At least he’s okay.

I probably over-reacted. I probably could have just gone to the nearest convenience store and gotten him some benadryl. But I saw signs of anaphylaxis, and I don’t fuck around with that.

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Disaster puppy banished to restroom, bedding placed in tub, due to unfortunate (potentially ongoing) bowel incident.