• What does sheep herding have to do with dog training? Hint: body blocking
• Aggression toward other dogs and resources for help
• Preventing, treating and diagnosing diabetes in dogs
• Safely breaking up a dog fight
• Have you heard of the sport of K9 Nosework for dog training?
• Are your dog’s chew toys safe?
• Links and Social Stream Activity

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What does sheep herding have to do with dog training? Hint: body blocking

Ever tried your hand at sheep herding? Not with your dog, just you. Not something most of us would think of trying ourselves, but I got my opportunity quite unexpectedly the other day.

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Aggression toward other dogs and resources for help

Does your dog have issues with other dogs? Our society seems to assume that all dogs should love all other dogs. Those of us who live with dogs know that is not always the case.


This German Shepherd is reacting to another dog - not a good way to say hello!

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Preventing, treating and diagnosing diabetes in dogs

The November issue of Prevention magazine has an article by Karen Asp called The Diabetes Danger. According to the article, diabetes in dogs has increased 32% in the past 5 years. Symptoms generally show up when dogs are 7 years or older and tend to show up in genetically predisposed breeds, such as Beagles, Dachshunds, Poodles, Pugs and Samoyeds.

 

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Safely breaking up a dog fight

If your dog has ever been involved in a fight with another dog, you know what a scary and stressful situation it can be. Professionals often recommend not trying to break up a fight simply to avoid people being injured. For most of us, that’s hard to do if we fear for the safety of our dog.


Romeo with his buddy Moose - just playing!

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Have you heard of the sport of K9 Nosework for dog training?

It’s no secret that our dogs’ sense of smell far surpasses our own. Most dogs love to sniff when out on walks, sometimes to the point that it becomes difficult to get much exercise. At least for us. We tend to think of walks from our point of view. The farther you go, the more exercise you get, right? Many of our dogs, however, seem to prefer a more leisurely walk that allows them to smell everything along the way. We think they’re not getting enough exercise, but it’s really just a different form of exercise. The opportunity to sniff and explore with their noses can actually be a great workout for our dogs.


Bentley taking a sniff break

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Are your dog’s chew toys safe?

The December issues of Prevention Magazine has an article by Lisa Hoehn called The Best Chew Toys to Choose. Did you know there is no governmental oversight for the manufacturing of dogs’ chew toys?


Romeo with one of his safe Kong toys

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Links and Social Stream Activity

• Walked Dogs’ Sex, Age, Leash Affect Aggression: ow.ly/7qujv
• New Law Enforcement Resource for Dealing with Dogs: ow.ly/7qt6i
• Have you ever seen a situation in which you thought your dog was pretending? ow.ly/7pIkS
• Aging gracefully: Tips on keeping your senior dog happy and healthy: ow.ly/7pIaw
• Why Does My Dog… Sleep Belly Up? ow.ly/7palc Pic attached of our Romeo belly up. Post your pic. pic.twitter.com/lSSJQCwR
• This poor dog worked his brain so hard, he was exhausted! Nothing tires a dog out like using their brains! ow.ly/7odvx
• Reminder that It’s National Animal Shelter (and Rescue!) Appreciation Week! ow.ly/7o0PH……and we donate 25% of sales from the Basic Training Online Course to shelters and rescue groups 52 weeks a year. ow.ly/7o10C
• Good article. ow.ly/7o089 The Top 10 Pet-Owner Mistakes
• Google Offers just sent me a $10 for $20 toward pet products at Wag.com. Never shopped there, but will check it out.
• Another pet products deals site that came from one of our FB followers: Barkingdeals.com. Where do people shop for pet product deals?
• Todya’s NPR Fresh Air: How Dogs Evolved Into Our Best Friends-audio & article: ow.ly/7n2S0We’ll add the book to our reading list.
• Great story! bit.ly/vF1x8U Guide Dog Runs in Track Meets
• Just read about a daily deals site for pet products: coupawz.com Only in certain markets, though…not in Denver, where we live.
• Another e-commerce pet products site @petoolah launched. We have shopped for many years from sitstay.com. Where do you shop?
• A GPS locator for your dog (or kid, car). Potentially useful if your dog is off-lead and recall is not very reliable: ow.ly/7kMhh
• When you say “come”, does your dog truly understand what you are asking? ow.ly/7iwm0
• How Pets Can Help With Psychotherapy: ow.ly/7gCl3 Ties into my recent post on Autism, oxytocin & dogs: ow.ly/7gCza
• RT @PetPR: The future is very optimistic for #pet products according to Mintelow.ly/7g08C #petnews #petbusiness
• Recent seminar by dog trainer John Rogerson, he discussed treating separation anxiety. Some of his ideas here: ow.ly/7fPs5
• What’s a “Better Learning Performance?”: ow.ly/7eFi4
• What short phrase would you use to describe the breed(s) you live with?: ow.ly/7eF3g
• Here’s a peak at the latest draft for the cover of my upcoming book, Juvenile Delinquent Dogs, to hit shelves 02/2012: ow.ly/7edrj

Sue Brown, MNM, CDBC, CPDT-KA and Ed Soehnel, The wife/husband team of The Light of Dog, with Jahzara, our Greyhound and Romeo, our Vizsla

Sue conducts all training for Love My Dog Training, our business in metro-Denver, Colorado, since 2004. Sue has been providing dog training and behavior counseling since 1996. She is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and Certified Professional Dog Trainer with over 15 years of experience. She has written for the APDT Chronicle of the Dog and was a contributor to the book The Association of Pet Dog Trainers Top Tips from Top Trainers: 1001 Practical Tips and Techniques for Successful Dog Care and Training published in 2010. She also writes a bimonthly Ask the Trainer column for the Colorado Greyhound Adoption newsletter and is the the Co-Founder of the Colorado Dog Trainers Network, which provides networking, training and dog -related education, business education, and referral sources for trainers in Colorado. Her designations include: approved Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator; Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants; Certified Professional Dog Trainer through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers; and, a Professional Member and the Greeter for the State of Colorado of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.

Ed’s background is leading consumer product/service companies, from start-up through exit. He has a strong skill set in marketing, sales, branding, product development and finance. He splits most of his time between The Light Of Dog and Love My Dog Training, but also provides consulting to start-up and small consumer product companies and owns a small tree farm where he and Sue live. Ed has an MBA from the University of Denver

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