Category: Tell Me Thursday

1. What blogging tip would you give other dog-bloggers? Maybe don’t assume everyone is using the same platform you are? I don’t know! 2. If you were going to be stranded on a deserted island and could take five things with you (aside from the clothes on your back), what would they be? Knife, Water…

1. Jorgen would like to know what skill would you like to have that you don’t currently have? In dog training, I wish I had better timing. I am often way too late or even early when clicker training, it’s frustrating. I am getting better, but it’s a skill I want now, not in a…

1. Robin wants to know what your ideal number of dogs is? I’m not sure! Theoretically three, I think; one pup, one peak, one retired, which is what I have right now. Mollie technically belongs to my mother, but there are four in the house together and I couldn’t do more than that. 2. Lora…

1. Julie would like to know one frugal tip this week. Don’t buy new collars for your dog if you don’t need them. That’s probably a bit too obvious, but it is important. I tell myself every week. 2. What are you reading this week? I’m currently mid-way through The Three Musketeers on the Kindle.…

1. How do you search for and then choose a trainer? Word of mouth is the big one. People who know my dogs have recommended certain people (or not recommended, in some cases!), or if someone I know with a similar training standpoint to me says they liked working with a certain trainer, I’d try…

Late, as always. 1. What is one lesson you’ve learned this week? Knowing that I’ve done parts of the training doesn’t mean I can assume I’ve done all of the training. Or, don’t be lazy. 2. Who or what might you have been in another life? What might you be in a next life? Part…

1. Stopping your dog – what do you prefer? On their feet? On their belly? Some combination? 2. At what point do you start teaching this? I think this is a herding thing. I can’t think of anything where I have a stop/halt command in a training situation. Dylan stops on his contacts but there…

Or Tell Me Weekend, whatever. This was a surprise TMT. 1. What are your plans for the holiday season? Nothing! A little shopping, a little eating, a little visiting, some dog walking. No training, just chilling for 2 weeks. 2. Do you decorate? If so, what have you done so far? We do, but not…

1. What are you thankful for this week? My mum getting up at 5am on Wednesday to see to Rio, and letting me get an extra 3 hours sleep. I needed that something wicked. 2. How do you deal with a squeaker/shrieker/noisy dog? I pretend it’s not happening? I have no idea, I have three…

What obstacles have you overcome this week, and what did you learn from them? (This can be training obstacles, life obstacles, whatever obstacles you want to talk about.) Obstacle = self. I have had a really down week, I’m very tired for no real reason and I knew I wasn’t in the best frame of…