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Faster! Faster!
"So which of the kids menu items would you recommend?" The hostess stared at me blankly, then turned the menu over, pointing to the kids...
Jessica Cargill
Mar 302 min read
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The Challenge of Rescue
I have been studying dogs now for fourteen years. I started my observations with a background in behavioral ecology, which has given me a...
Jessica Cargill
Mar 263 min read
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Unicorns
I recently had a job interview. I know! How could I possibly be thinking about getting another job? Well, the last year was hard. Very...
Jessica Cargill
Feb 242 min read
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A Poopy Problem
I was doing a lot of poop mining this week. An arctic blast of uncommon ferocity swept down upon Tulsa, Oklahoma and dumped about six...
Jessica Cargill
Feb 223 min read
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AITA or is my dog trainer?
In my decade plus career as a dog trainer, I have encountered people in this profession of all stripes - the best of the best, people...
Jessica Cargill
May 12, 20233 min read
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November Dog Training Class Scedule
November dog training class schedule
Jessica Cargill
Nov 11, 20221 min read
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Family Dogs ARE Working Dogs
Kai went widely out, neatly pushing the large Kiko goats to me with only the most perfunctory tap of the staff to push him a little wider...
Jessica Cargill
Oct 23, 20223 min read
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OCTOBER CLASS SCHEDULE
October dog training class schedule
Jessica Cargill
Sep 15, 20221 min read
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What is dominance?
I was inspired today to talk about dominance by a fantastic dog trainer in North Carolina. I think it's a concept that's frequently...
Jessica Cargill
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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Beginning Again in Dog Training (and writing!)
Since it's been several long, long, years since I wrote a blog post, I apologise if I'm a little rusty. Perhaps in the intervening years,...
Jessica Cargill
Aug 28, 20222 min read
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Protection Dogs – Dogs Make Poor Weapons
I’m going to write something fairly controversial here about dog training ethics, but it’s an idea I believe in strongly and I wanted to...
Jessica C.
Sep 22, 20203 min read
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No Such Thing As A “Trained Dog”
There is no such thing as a trained dog. There are only dogs in training. There is absolutely nothing more painful for me as a dog...
Jessica C.
Sep 22, 20202 min read
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The Many Faces of Dog Play
People love to see dog play, and like for their dogs to have “friends”, which is fine. I think a good dog relationship offers something...
Jessica C.
Sep 22, 20204 min read
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Space in Dog Language
Space is a really important concept in dog language, which is why in my dog training programs one of the first exercises I teach is an...
Jessica C.
Sep 22, 20202 min read
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