Leaving Town
I know it’s superstitious. I know it has no basis in reality. But just as it always seems to be a Sunday or a holiday when a dog has a...
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Nicole Wilde
Mar 13, 20123 min read
New Doggy Digs and Preventing Negative Associations
As I sit here typing, my husband is outside building a large wooden doghouse. He’s joked recently that the many canine-related...
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Nicole Wilde
Feb 14, 20123 min read
Dessert Cookies: When Your Dogs Train Your Husband
My husband, a talented musician and artist, recently had a day off work. He planned to do whatever needed doing around the house, and...
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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
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
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 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
Jan 3, 20112 min read
Snow Dogs, Meet Snow!
It’s not often that it snows in the desert, but it did yesterday. The last time we had this kind of weather just outside of Los Angeles...
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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
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
Sep 8, 20104 min read
Sierra Gets a Buddy
_ September 2nd was my birthday, and my husband had gone out to get pizza from the best place in town. (Yep, I’m an expensive date!) I...
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Nicole Wilde
Aug 21, 20103 min read
Dogs, Ducks, and an African Lion? Sierra goes to Big Bear
They say you really get to know someone when you travel together. In this case it wasn’t my husband I was getting to know better—we were...
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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
May 29, 20103 min read
Sierra’s Latest Adventure: Urban Mushing
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know I’ve been on an ongoing mission to provide Sierra with enriching...
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Nicole Wilde
Apr 27, 20105 min read
Rattlesnake!
It’s hard to type when adrenalin is flooding your system. Know what it’s even harder to do? Catch a rattlesnake. Yes, warm weather in my...
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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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