service dog practicing his skills
A good working dog is not distracted by rather huge temptations and stays focused . I think little Will is doing a superb job here. Of course the “settle’ has…
Posts by Elisabeth
Highly questionable ethics
Hero FBI dog, killed by upstate N.Y. gunman, to be commemorated at agency headquarters Ape, the 2-year-old Czech German Shepherd, was the first to enter the abandoned bar where madman…
Emma watching last week’s DogRelations blog post!
Isn’t it funny how carefully Emma watches her “colleague” and fellow DogRelations educated puppy on the screen?
Jumping up
Jumping for joy! It seems very natural. It’s an expression of delight, a welcoming gesture, an invitation, an offer of friendship. Who wouldn’t want to be greeted with such…
Anything goes!
In the process of using capturing as part of the teaching process I stumble upon some very funny, probably useless skills I can put on cue. Capturing is the name…
A word on extinction
Somehow your dog has developed an annoying habit. He barks incessantly, he paws you to get your attention or decides that jumping up really is the best way to get…
Supreme Court decides: When it comes to sniffing out drugs: Dogs are presumed correct 100%
This might be the first time in history a court has given a trained animal legal presumption. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-sides-with-drug-sniffing-dog/2013/02/19/1d9f7414-7aac-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html By Robert Barnes, Published: February 19 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a drug-sniffing…
Learning to like or at least accept unpleasant necessities
Source: flickr.com via Elisabeth Weiss on Pinterest The article below talks about something that I touch upon quite frequently, namely the day to day application of “skills” like…
Sesame Street does it again: Upside Downton Abbey
As a fan of the show I found this utterly amusing. Warning: It has nothing to do with dogs!!!