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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...
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Jessica Cargill
Nov 11, 20221 min read
November Dog Training Class Scedule
November dog training class schedule
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Jessica Cargill
Oct 23, 20223 min read
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...
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Jessica Cargill
Sep 14, 20221 min read
OCTOBER CLASS SCHEDULE
October dog training class schedule
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Jessica Cargill
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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...
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Jessica Cargill
Aug 28, 20222 min read
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,...
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Jessica C.
Sep 22, 20203 min read
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...
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Jessica C.
Sep 22, 20202 min read
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...
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Jessica C.
Sep 22, 20204 min read
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...
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Jessica C.
Sep 22, 20202 min read
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...
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