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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
Apr 13, 20113 min read
The Off-Leash Crowd: An Alternate Universe
There’s a group of people who walk their dogs around our local park early most mornings. Although the areas they frequent are perimeter...
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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
Mar 23, 20115 min read
Our Own Dogs' Behavior: It’s All a Matter of Perspective
I just got back from teaching in northern California. Although the seminar itself was fun and well received, the weather wasn’t quite as...
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Nicole Wilde
Jan 31, 20114 min read
A Bodhi Update—and New Challenges
Bodhi has been a busy boy, and being his busy mom, I’ve neglected to update this blog. Apologies! We’ve been making some progress in...
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Nicole Wilde
Jan 13, 20112 min read
Bodhi Learns a Few New Tricks
I’m a big fan of giving dogs mental stimulation, and one of my favorite ways to provide it is by teaching tricks. Sierra has learned a...
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Nicole Wilde
Nov 8, 20104 min read
Rehabilitating My Dogs: Breaking on Through to the Other Side
Sometimes dogs acclimate quickly into a new home. Then there are dogs like Bodhi, the adolescent Husky mix we adopted. If you’ve been...
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Nicole Wilde
Oct 20, 20104 min read
Six Weeks In: A Bodhi and Sierra Update
I’ve owed this update for some time, but to be honest, things have been so up and down with Bodhi that it would have been difficult to...
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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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Nicole Wilde
Aug 11, 20103 min read
How Much Does a Dog Need Other Dogs?
Sierra is a furry social butterfly. Not only does she love people, but she loves to play with other dogs. Most mornings I take her to the...
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Nicole Wilde
Apr 5, 20104 min read
Sheep Herding? Baaah!
Let me start out by admitting I’m no Little Bo Peep. Sure, I’ve herded cockroaches out of a Brooklyn apartment, but sheep? Not....
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Nicole Wilde
Feb 15, 20104 min read
If at First you Don’t Succeed…Group Class, Week Two
After a less than stellar showing at our first group class, I was hoping we’d do better next time. Sierra had been so distracted and...
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Nicole Wilde
Feb 9, 20104 min read
The Trainer’s Dog Goes to Class
I have a suggestion for all the trainers out there who’d like to see things from the average dog owners’ point of view: take your dog to...
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Nicole Wilde
Dec 10, 20092 min read
The Down Side of Well Intentioned Advice
I just read a post about a woman who has a 10-week old toy breed puppy who is nipping at her hands. Her veterinarian suggested swatting...
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Nicole Wilde
Nov 12, 20092 min read
“Our Training Kicked In”
I just watched an interview with Kimberly Munley and Mark Todd, the civilian police sergeants who took down the crazed gunman at Fort...
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Nicole Wilde
Aug 20, 20094 min read
The Trouble with Dog Training Gurus
We live in a consumer culture. We’re trained from an early age to want the new, improved, biggest and best version of products and...
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