Is Reality Too Boring for Reality TV?
Every now and then I get a call from a production company that’s looking for a trainer or behavior person for a new television project....
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Nicole Wilde
Jul 18, 20122 min read
Is Your Dog Being a PAIN?
I can barely concentrate long enough to write this blog, as I’m in serious pain from a root canal. Not just any root canal, but one where...
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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
May 8, 20123 min read
Heel or Loose Leash Walking?
Back in the old days of dog training, dogs were expected to do precision heelwork. Upon hearing the command, “Heel!” the dog would walk...
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Nicole Wilde
Apr 24, 20123 min read
Rest More, Train Less?
A recent article in Time Magazine entitled Shhh! Genius at Work discussed findings on the links between human creativity and sleep. Many...
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Nicole Wilde
Jun 7, 20114 min read
The Power of Prey-er: Dogs and Prey Drive
I’ve heard some trainers talk about prey drive as though it’s something you can train out of a dog. But a dog’s prey instinct is...
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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
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
Oct 5, 20093 min read
Breed Specific Prejudices—Among Dog Trainers
I got a call the other day from a potential training client. When I asked what kind of dog she had, the woman replied, “A five month old...
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Nicole Wilde
Aug 31, 20093 min read
Dog Trainers: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
“Cookie-slinging weenies!” “Punishment trainers!” “Posi-Nazis!” “Jerk trainers!” Know what these epithets have in common? For one thing,...
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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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