Caution: Too Much of a Good Thing?
On my early morning dog walks, whichever dog is with me (the other is typically out running with my husband) gets a quick run-and-poop in...
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Nicole Wilde
Aug 1, 20123 min read
When You Assume Other Dogs are Friendly…
When your preferred time for dog walking is the early morning, you get to know your local park regulars pretty well. Last week I ran into...
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Nicole Wilde
Jun 27, 20124 min read
Training (Almost) Naked
Okay, get your mind out of the gutter—this isn’t about some new-fangled technique where you strip down to your underwear in an attempt to...
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Nicole Wilde
Jun 19, 20122 min read
Dog Aggression is Dangerous, But Ignorance Kills
I recently heard a story I can’t get out of my mind. A woman who owns a sweet, friendly pit bull had her son and his wife over to visit....
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Nicole Wilde
Jun 15, 20125 min read
Two DWIs (Dogs With Issues), One Walk: Double Trouble or Dream Team?
I didn’t mean for it to happen. Normally, my husband takes one dog running while I take the other to the park. Whichever dog I have with...
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Nicole Wilde
May 30, 20122 min read
Mastiffs and Flexis and Prongs. Oh, My!
I was hiking with Sierra around the local park trails yesterday when we spied a woman walking her dog. I’d seen this dog before—he’s hard...
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Nicole Wilde
May 22, 20123 min read
How to Create a Resource Guarding Issue
I often get calls from people whose dogs guard food, treats, toys and, sometimes, even people. Resource guarding isn’t uncommon, and it’s...
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Nicole Wilde
Feb 28, 20123 min read
Severe Dog Aggression and Tough Decisions
I recently had a lengthy telephone conversation with a woman who had a 14-year-old female Aussie mix, and a seven-year-old female Cocker...
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Nicole Wilde
Feb 21, 20123 min read
A Startling Reaction
Remember when you were a kid and one of your friends would sneak up from behind, cover your eyes, and say, “Guess who?” My friends...
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Nicole Wilde
Jan 30, 20123 min read
When Dog Aggression Problems Sit on the Back Burner Too Long
I just got off the phone with a man who was seeking assistance for his four-year-old male Chihuahua/terrier mix. Any time the man is on...
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Nicole Wilde
Jan 17, 20123 min read
Does Your Dog have PDS (Pushy Dog Syndrome)?
Friends, today I’d like to talk to you about a serious condition that affects millions of dogs all over the world. It is seen in puppies,...
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Nicole Wilde
Dec 28, 20113 min read
Giving Dogs the Benefit of the Doubt
Walking my dogs in the freezing cold of 6:30 a.m.—yes, it dips below freezing even here in southern California—has its benefits. It gives...
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Nicole Wilde
Oct 6, 20114 min read
Bodhi’s Big Day
Last week, my husband reminded me that Bodhi’s been with us just over a year now. While we love him, of course, there have certainly been...
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Nicole Wilde
Jun 21, 20112 min read
What Part of “Aggressive” Don’t You Understand?
As you know if you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, I’ve been working like crazy with both Bodhi and Sierra on their...
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Nicole Wilde
Jun 2, 20115 min read
My Latest, Greatest, Slightly Unorthodox Approach to Leash Reactivity
If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know that I’ve been up to my hackles in reactivity issues. When we first...
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Nicole Wilde
Mar 30, 20114 min read
Dawn of the Little White Foo-Foo Dogs
Every dog-reactive dog has a type—you know, the kind of dog that really gets their motor running, and not in a good way. For some dogs...
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Nicole Wilde
Dec 10, 20103 min read
What Happens When You Don’t Have Treats?
This blog really ought to be titled, “What happens when you make a caffeine-deficient, spur of the moment decision to take the dogs out?”...
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Nicole Wilde
Sep 15, 20104 min read
Day 11: A Bodhi and Sierra Update
As you know if you read my last blog entry, bringing a new dog into the family has been exciting, but there’s been a little too much...
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Nicole Wilde
Sep 9, 20104 min read
Day 5 with Bodhi: Trouble in Paradise
We’ve had Bodhi now for just under five days. I blogged yesterday “announcing” him, and so many of you were kind enough to send nice...
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