Comments for Lisa's Dog Blog http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog Celebrating the human-canine connection. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on The Wisdom of Age by brenda buckner http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=25#comment-59 brenda buckner Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:37:23 +0000 http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=25#comment-59 i'll buy that! i’ll buy that!

]]> Comment on The Wisdom of Age by Lisa http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=25#comment-58 Lisa Tue, 06 Mar 2012 04:21:09 +0000 http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=25#comment-58 How about we just pass all the credit along to Dharma. She is the master teacher. :-) How about we just pass all the credit along to Dharma. She is the master teacher. :-)

]]> Comment on The Wisdom of Age by brenda buckner http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=25#comment-57 brenda buckner Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:57:38 +0000 http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=25#comment-57 this is great!...thank you for letting me know about these...i'm glad to hear other dogs molly's age also do "the bark"...i will now respond with "redirection" instead of fighting it and hope she, too, grows out of it!..i'm currently sitting on the couch next to a very sweet little dog after a very long day...she is calmly chewing on a toy as I do some corresponding...i, 100%, attribute these favorite moments of mine to you...i had no idea what to do with this wild little puppy and you taught us how to be great friends...looking forward to the next class (she's still quite wild!) this is great!…thank you for letting me know about these…i’m glad to hear other dogs molly’s age also do “the bark”…i will now respond with “redirection” instead of fighting it and hope she, too, grows out of it!..i’m currently sitting on the couch next to a very sweet little dog after a very long day…she is calmly chewing on a toy as I do some corresponding…i, 100%, attribute these favorite moments of mine to you…i had no idea what to do with this wild little puppy and you taught us how to be great friends…looking forward to the next class (she’s still quite wild!)

]]> Comment on About by Robin Ray http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-55 Robin Ray Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:40:03 +0000 http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-55 Lisa, I talked about you again today--it find myself telling people about you all the time! We recently moved and so with that we had to find a new vet.--she did not know that the Spokane area had their very own dog whisperer!! I filled her in on Scooters questionable beginning and if it wasn't for our lives might have turned out different! I just wanted to touch bases with you to let you know again how grateful we are for all you did for our family. Scooter continues to be a great member of our pack and as you predicted he and Sadie are very close! He still has very strong Scottish terrier traits but it is nothing a brief refresher course in who is alpha (for him and I) can't take care of. Thank you again Robin, Scott, Scooter and Sadie Ray Lisa, I talked about you again today–it find myself telling people about you all the time! We recently moved and so with that we had to find a new vet.–she did not know that the Spokane area had their very own dog whisperer!! I filled her in on Scooters questionable beginning and if it wasn’t for our lives might have turned out different! I just wanted to touch bases with you to let you know again how grateful we are for all you did for our family. Scooter continues to be a great member of our pack and as you predicted he and Sadie are very close! He still has very strong Scottish terrier traits but it is nothing a brief refresher course in who is alpha (for him and I) can’t take care of. Thank you again Robin, Scott, Scooter and Sadie Ray

]]> Comment on Of China, Chicken Strips and Dog Beds by Lisa http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=35#comment-46 Lisa Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:27:09 +0000 http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=35#comment-46 I love this! Sounds fabulous and stinky! I love this! Sounds fabulous and stinky!

]]> Comment on Of China, Chicken Strips and Dog Beds by Alison Foster http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=35#comment-44 Alison Foster Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:09 +0000 http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=35#comment-44 Forgot an ingredient....2 EGGS Kind of important. :) Forgot an ingredient….2 EGGS

Kind of important. :)

]]> Comment on Of China, Chicken Strips and Dog Beds by Alison Foster http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=35#comment-43 Alison Foster Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:07:36 +0000 http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=35#comment-43 You inspired me to finally try out a homemade dog treat recipe someone gave me a while back. They turned out great! Soft, not greasy, the dogs LOVE them, and I know what is in them. Wish I'd tried them sooner. They were really easy to make. 1 can tuna (in water, don't drain) 1 slice beef liver 1 cup flour 1 tbsp oil Blend (puree) everything together (can add a bit of water if needed). Spread it out on a cookie sheet (greased or on wax paper). Bake at 300F for about 15 minutes. Cut into desired shapes/sizes. The final product has a leathery texture and is really easy to tear into smaller pieces. The tuna makes it a bit stinky though. I'm sure just liver flavor would work out well too. You inspired me to finally try out a homemade dog treat recipe someone gave me a while back. They turned out great! Soft, not greasy, the dogs LOVE them, and I know what is in them. Wish I’d tried them sooner. They were really easy to make.
1 can tuna (in water, don’t drain)
1 slice beef liver
1 cup flour
1 tbsp oil
Blend (puree) everything together (can add a bit of water if needed). Spread it out on a cookie sheet (greased or on wax paper). Bake at 300F for about 15 minutes. Cut into desired shapes/sizes. The final product has a leathery texture and is really easy to tear into smaller pieces. The tuna makes it a bit stinky though. I’m sure just liver flavor would work out well too.

]]> Comment on The Wisdom of Age by Lisa http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=25#comment-37 Lisa Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:46:41 +0000 http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=25#comment-37 Hi Mary! I am so proud of you! You did it. You noticed his behavior, thought your way through it and helped him think his way through it. I hope you laugh when you see his goofy puppy body going in all directions. One day he will be all grown up. Nice job. Hi Mary! I am so proud of you! You did it. You noticed his behavior, thought your way through it and helped him think his way through it.

I hope you laugh when you see his goofy puppy body going in all directions. One day he will be all grown up.

Nice job.

]]> Comment on The Wisdom of Age by Mary Tiarks http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=25#comment-36 Mary Tiarks Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:57:25 +0000 http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=25#comment-36 Timber is going through these phases right now as well. Today for instance, Aaron was vacuuming and Timber of course was going CRAZY, barking, howling, jumping on the furniture etc. I tried what you said and redirected him into the kitchen and told him to sit and stay and worked on a few other tricks while Aaron continued vacuuming and it worked great! Not a peep. Also the last part about the younger dog darting all over in all different directions is exactly what timber does when we go for our walks on trails. He gets so excited he just darts everywhere! I love it. I can see how excited he is :) Timber is going through these phases right now as well. Today for instance, Aaron was vacuuming and Timber of course was going CRAZY, barking, howling, jumping on the furniture etc. I tried what you said and redirected him into the kitchen and told him to sit and stay and worked on a few other tricks while Aaron continued vacuuming and it worked great! Not a peep. Also the last part about the younger dog darting all over in all different directions is exactly what timber does when we go for our walks on trails. He gets so excited he just darts everywhere! I love it. I can see how excited he is :)

]]> Comment on The Wisdom of Age by Carole Peterson http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=25#comment-34 Carole Peterson Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:43:36 +0000 http://northerntailsdogtraining.com/blog/?p=25#comment-34 That all makes sense and it would probably work but to be honest, I wouldn't have the time/motivation to do all that. I think I'll just be very careful about keeping boxes, cans, anything I think may contain food out of her reach. I'm already careful in the car, as you are, because she has been unwittingly rewarded. So if there is any kind of groceries etc that I need to get, it goes in the far back where it can be covered with the hideaway pull thing. She has never been rewarded there, so the chances are low that she would seek. I really like your analogy to the gambler in the casino. That's so right on. Thank you for your wisdom. That all makes sense and it would probably work but to be honest, I wouldn’t have the time/motivation to do all that. I think I’ll just be very careful about keeping boxes, cans, anything I think may contain food out of her reach. I’m already careful in the car, as you are, because she has been unwittingly rewarded. So if there is any kind of groceries etc that I need to get, it goes in the far back where it can be covered with the hideaway pull thing. She has never been rewarded there, so the chances are low that she would seek. I really like your analogy to the gambler in the casino. That’s so right on. Thank you for your wisdom.

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