Stop Changing Cues, Dammit! Pamela S. Dennison (c) 2017 Remember about 2 years ago, I learned some new technology stuff to design my own website? (Click here) And how hard it was for me to learn, but how, with some major effort, I learned it? So much so, that...
Go With Your Gut (caution: might be a trigger for some of you) Pamela Dennison (c) 2017 Instinct is a fascinating thing. It kept our ancestors safe from danger, when the environment was more primitive than it is now. Way back then, it was kill or be killed by...
We All Know What Happens When We Assume – Or Do We? (c) 2017 Pamela Dennison We’re always told “don’t assume” and for the most part, that is excellent advice. However, I’ve come to the conclusion that when it comes to dog training, “assuming” can be our friend. I’ve...
Consider the Source Pamela Dennison (c) 2016 Okay, this is a bit of a rant…sorry…In this day and age of the internet, where the speed of gleaning information is more prized than accuracy, people also want everything for free – from free training, free advice, free, free, free. We’ve...
Without Naming Names; Really? You Chose That Breed Because???? (c) Pamela Dennison, 2015 I’m sorry, I don’t get it. I truly don’t understand why families buy or adopt certain breeds of dogs that are clearly not right for family life. I did a google search on the most common...
Look Beyond the “System.” (c) Pamela Dennison December 2015 It seems that everyone, in every field of dog training, has a new “system.” For this, for that, for every minutia, of every movement and thought; you name it, there’s a “system” for it. And if it’s “new,” then everyone...
Avoiding the “One Game Only” Dog; Why Agility Dogs Should Learn Rally Pamela Dennison © 2015 You love agility. You eat, breath, sleep, dream and spend all of your waking moments either thinking about or doing agility. You purchase every agility book and DVD on the market and go...
I’m From Missouri Pamela Dennison (c) 2015 I’m (euphemistically) from Missouri. For those that don’t know, Missouri is “The Show Me” state. From the state’s website: The phrase is used to describe the character of Missourians – not gullible – conservative and unwilling to believe without adequate evidence. I...
Arousal. Good, Bad or ? Pamela Dennison (c) September 2015 I’ve been talking about arousal for years. There is “good” arousal and “bad” arousal. However, they’re not different coins – they’re really just opposite sides of the same one. There are times in everyone’s life that “bad” arousal takes...
Reader Beware, PLEASE! Pamela Dennison (c) August 2015 I received a call the other day about an 11 week old puppy that was seriously biting and drawing blood on everyone in the family, including the 1 year old baby. So, inside I’m cringing, not quite sure what I was...