Posts by Elisabeth

In the process of teaching Isis “speak!” which would mean to her ‘bark!” on cue we got a bit side tracked. I started to reinforce any sound she would make.…

http://www.examiner.com/dog-behavior-and-training-in-new-york/easy-rewards-for-nyc-puppies-and-dogs I am just reading Brenda Aloff’s brand new book: Puppy Problems? No Problem! published by Dogwise http://www.dogwise.com/itemdetails.cfm?ID=DTB1226 and was reminded how important (and also how easy it can be…

http://www.nonesuch.com/journal/laurie-anderson-exhibition-forty-nine-days-in-the-bardo-opens–philadelphia-fabric-museum-anderson-perform-2011-09-29  Laurie wrote to me on her birthday. She had realized that Lola had died 49 days before her birthday. According to Buddhism rebirth takes place 49 days after death.…

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/garden/robert-lipsyte-4-legs-and-an-eye-for-landscaping.html?pagewanted=all?src=tp    

http://kaylaurence.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/dogs-apparently/      

It is almost impossible to describe the pain, the sorrow, the desperation and the frustration we feel when we lose a beloved canine companion. I have been through the unbearable…

http://www.petmd.com/dog/centers/nutrition are they getting all their necessary nutrients? This blog has a lot of other really excellent information on nutrition. I was particularly happy to see the food label analysis…

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/201109/do-dogs-feel-pain-the-same-way-humans-do?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CanineCornerCS+%28Canine+Corner%29 it hurts! Just because dogs tend to hide pain or it manifests differently does not mean that they do not experience pain!  

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There are three main reasons: 1) Physical exercise 2) Mental stimulation 3) Cooperative behavior Training is a means of providing an animal with a more fulfilling life. Those of us…