Is Living in Fear Fair?
A woman contacted me recently about training. She and her husband have four Yorkies, and recently brought an 8-month-old pit bull into...
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Nicole Wilde
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Is That Dog Really Calm?
On a recent walk at a local park, I rounded a corner and surprised a bunny who was sitting right in the middle of the path. I was only a...
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Nicole Wilde
- Aug 15
- 2 min
Words Matter
As a writer, words are my tools of the trade. But words are also important to me as a dog behavior specialist. Take “nip,” for example....
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Nicole Wilde
- Jun 19
- 2 min
Alternating Recall Exercise
If you have more than one dog, you probably most often call them to you together. You may have even instilled a phrase such as “Dogs,...
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Nicole Wilde
- Mar 14
- 3 min
When is a Dog Off-Leash Ready?
On a recent morning photo walk at a local park, I spotted an animal racing up a hillside. Was it a coyote? A bobcat? Nope! It was a blur...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jan 18
- 3 min
When Dogs are Riding a Stress High
I was walking at the park with a friend recently when we ran into a man walking his dog. I had chatted with the man on other occasions,...
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Nicole Wilde
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
When Hand Signals Come in Handy
Often when I’m working with training clients, they seem impressed that their dog can respond to a hand or arm motion alone without a...
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Nicole Wilde
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
When Walking Your Dog is Downright Scary
If you have a dog who is reactive to other dogs, going for a walk can be a scary experience. There you are, wanting to get some exercise...
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Nicole Wilde
- Sep 13, 2022
- 3 min
What Constitutes a Deal-Breaker?
I recently had a training call from a woman who was very distraught. Between crying jags, she explained that she was afraid she was going...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jul 27, 2022
- 3 min
Adjusting as Our Dogs Age, and Car Stairs Video
I remember when Mojo, our beloved 120-pound German shepherd-malamute-rottweiler-wolf mix, was a senior. Like so many dogs, his back end...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jul 19, 2022
- 2 min
What are "Red Zone" Dogs, Really?
If you’ve watched television in the last 10 years or kept abreast of dog training culture, you’ve probably encountered the term red zone...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
Do Older Dogs Care Less?
You might be familiar with the adage about how, as we get older, we care less about what people think about us. I wonder if the same...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
Can you REALLY ever stop using treats?
A concern I sometimes hear from clients as far as the use of training treats goes something like, “But then won’t my dog only listen when...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jun 7, 2022
- 2 min
Are You Dog-Centric?
I have a friend who, every time we go somewhere in public, ends up talking to mothers with young children. A baby stroller is a sure sign...
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Nicole Wilde
- May 3, 2022
- 2 min
Using Competition to Train Dogs
I recently worked with a client who has three dogs. We’d trained each dog separately, and then decided to practice group recalls as well...
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Nicole Wilde
- Apr 5, 2022
- 2 min
But is it a Conditioned Reflex?
At a recent training session, I was talking with a client about the skills we would be teaching his dog. When I mentioned the recall...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jan 20, 2022
- 2 min
Cognition Versus Emotion
While many of my posts are prompted by experiences with my own dogs or others, this one started with a sentence from my latest (not yet...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
It Just Makes Scents
A dog’s strongest sense is his sense of smell. Dogs can detect odors buried 40 feet underground, find hidden bombs, and even sniff out...
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Nicole Wilde
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
The After Fight Cooldown
My dogs got into a fight this morning. It was over food. Well, not exactly food, but a daily supplement that looks and tastes more like a...
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Nicole Wilde
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
When Canine Crankiness Isn't Just Behavioral
I’m pretty sure every dog owner knows what I mean when I say a dog is getting cranky. Maybe you have two dogs and one is acting snarkier...
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