This story begins a few years ago, when I was browsing the internet to purchase agility equipment for my dogs. It didn’t take long before I was able to find a local dealer which sold the equipment I was looking for. The following week I drove to their house to purchase the equipment – unknowing that I was about to discover a marvelous philosophy in the way I regarded my dogs.

Once I got to the dealer, we started talking about dogs and dog training – but what struck me was when she...

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A few weeks ago, a member here at the Academy was interested in a new product called “Peticure”. I personally had never heard of such product, so I had to visit their website for more information. It seemed like an innovative product which filed the dog’s nails instead of using clippers.

This new method intrigued me, ironically I had never even thought of doing it that way. I had always used the clippers on my dogs,...

Jean

There was a time when men were allowed to beat their kids, wives, dogs, and slaves. Physical force was considered the most effective form of educating both people and animals. Back then there were no dog trainers; they were called dog breakers. Training was based on the notion of first breaking the individual’s will, making them submit completely to the authority of the Master, learning the futility of protest, and then teaching them the actual task to be done. Actually, dogs were often treated...

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