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Keeping Tabs on Tad
Michael Baugh CPDT-KA, CDBC I like to stay in close contact with my clients. This is especially true for cases which involve bites, or even lunging and barking. With my newest clients, Tiffany and...
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In Tad We Trust
Michael Baugh CPDT-KA, CDBC I get to see Tad again tomorrow, and the anticipation has had me thinking about the brilliant truth of teaching and learning. Given the right set of circumstances, a...
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Good Days and Tad Days
Michael Baugh CPDT-KA, CDBC Seriously, most of my days are good days. My best days are Tad days. It takes me a little more than an hour to get to the clinic where Tiffany and Tad work. On the way I...
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My Foster Buddy
Michael Baugh CPDT-KSA, CDBC The funny thing is, life never seems to turn out exactly as planned. For example, I didn’t really plan on fostering a dog. Tim and I haven’t had much success with it in...
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Where the Magic Happens
Michael Baugh CPDT-KSA, CDBC The place is about 25 minutes north of where anyone ever really goes. It’s out past where the road narrows to one lane in each direction. It’s where the houses are more...
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Just Plain Ordinary Dogs
Michael Baugh CPDT-KSA, CDBC It always comes down to this for me. Would I live with that dog? You see, I don’t endorse dogs for adoption lightly; that’s bad business for dog trainers. If I’m going...
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Touch Me Not
Michael Baugh CPDT-KSA, CDBC It’s one of the most uncomfortable things for us trainers to say to a client. I am always looking for the kindest and most tactful way to say it. “I don’t think your dog...
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Crate training is a great way to manage your dog’s behavior. You will know he is safely confined during those times you are not actively supervising or training. The crate can also be your dog’s...
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The Whole Truth (so help me dog)
Truth is a slippery thing, subject to so much bias and spin. We know that all too well after the recently past and long suffered political season. And, those of us who work in the community of dogs...
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‘Genius’ Misses the Mark
I cannot recommend The Genius of Dogs to anyone in good conscience. That’s disappointing, since Brian Hare and his wife, Vanessa Woods actually turn some good phrases and tell some decent stories in...
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Making Training Work with a Busy Schedule
Michael Baugh CDBC, CPDT-KSA What gets in the way of helping our dogs change their behavior? Of course we need to know how to train our dogs. We have to learn new skills. Our dogs do too. But...
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Is Love Enough?
Michael Baugh CDBC, CPDT-KSA For those of us who know dogs, really know them, the love comes easily. And for those involved in the hard and difficult work of rescue and sheltering, there is no...
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Positive Thinking – Positive Training
Michael Baugh CDBC CPDT-KSA You know the look they give us. They cock their head and flash those weary eyes. It’s as if they are saying, “For God’s sake human what are you thinking?” It’s the way our...
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