Category Archives: aging

Expectations Of Snow

  It’s a great day for the first snow of the year. It would have been Little Star’s eleventh anniversary of her first day here. It was a cold snowy Friday and it was one of the happiest days of my life. I would soon learn it was one of Star’s happiest days also. It…

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Canine Holistic Kit for Home and Car

While I was at a new client’s several weeks ago, I was motivated to write this after our session was over.  She was walking me to my car when she told me they were leaving for a long car ride, over five hundred miles and her dog was stressed to the max in the car….

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My Training Partner: Til Death Due Us Part

I remember when Little Star and I we were going to the graduation of our intermediate agility class. We practiced all of our contacts in the yard all week, our yard being more of an agility course than the pet store where classes were held. She was great all week. I was nervous when we…

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Little Star White Dog

While writing the series of blogs for an APDT contest, I went into great detail about Little Star and her time having dental and eye surgery. She had a very hard time recovering and in fact she got worse. We have received devastating news about Little Star White Dog. Star is our oldest dog and…

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Reinforce Without Food? Yes, We Do It All The Time

From “At home with the dogs of kona’s touch” series celebrating APDT’s Train Your Dog Month and winner, best social media campaign Sometimes a Hot Dog Just Won’t Do Dealing with Little Star’s dental issues has reminded me of  a point I make to my clients all the time. “No, you will not need food…

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