by Neil | Oct 4, 2007 | Change Your Perspective
Imagine if you tried to have a conversation with a friend of yours, and everytime you said something your friend said the exact same thing at the exact same time. Sure, it'd be creepy - and it would be impossible to get anywhere with your dialogue. Imagine if you...
by Neil | Sep 27, 2007 | Change Your Perspective
A staple of any relationship that you share with a canine companion is "the walk". Walking is a time for you and your dog to be on the hunt together, taking in the smells of the neighborhood (or park, or woods, or wherever) and enjoying your experience of the world...
by Neil | Sep 20, 2007 | Change Your Perspective
I'm going to make a huge assumption here - you're reading this blog because you are interested in how your dog really feels the world, and you want to make sure that you have the happiest dog possible. You have recognized that some traditional ways of looking at your...
by Neil | Aug 29, 2007 | Change Your Perspective
In my life as a dog trainer, I'm often asked how long it will take for a dog to be "trained". There is, of course, the practical aspect to this question - dog owners wondering how many lessons they'll be signing up for, which is especially important to them since I...
by Neil | Aug 9, 2007 | Change Your Perspective
With all of the modern emphasis on the pack instinct in dogs, and most training methods or models of dog behavior so "pack" focused, one of the many things that it seems every dog owner considers is whether or not to get another dog to expand the pack. Most of the...