Do Dogs Feel Guilt?
I walked out of my office this morning to find Sierra lying on the foyer carpet. But when she saw me, she sat up and gave her version of...
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Nicole Wilde
- Feb 1, 2012
- 3 min
When Dog Trainers Need a Correction
I just read an email that greatly upset me. No, it wasn’t about cruel treatment of a dog; it was about cruel treatment of a person. This...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jan 30, 2012
- 3 min
When Dog Aggression Problems Sit on the Back Burner Too Long
I just got off the phone with a man who was seeking assistance for his four-year-old male Chihuahua/terrier mix. Any time the man is on...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jan 24, 2012
- 2 min
Canine Separation Anxiety and Misinformation Anxiety
This wasn’t the blog I was planning to post this week. I had a perfectly fine, dare I say interesting, blog ready to go. Then I happened...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jan 17, 2012
- 3 min
Does Your Dog have PDS (Pushy Dog Syndrome)?
Friends, today I’d like to talk to you about a serious condition that affects millions of dogs all over the world. It is seen in puppies,...
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Nicole Wilde
- Dec 28, 2011
- 3 min
Giving Dogs the Benefit of the Doubt
Walking my dogs in the freezing cold of 6:30 a.m.—yes, it dips below freezing even here in southern California—has its benefits. It gives...
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Nicole Wilde
- Dec 19, 2011
- 5 min
40 Ways to Help Dogs: Some tried and true, and some you’ve never thought of!
There is a well-known quote by Gandhi that says, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” So many of us want to be the change for...
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Nicole Wilde
- Dec 12, 2011
- 3 min
Santiago’s Brain–And what it has to do with Dogs
A recent issue of Rolling Stone magazine contained a fascinating article called “Santiago’s Brain.” Santiago Gonzalez moved with his...
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Nicole Wilde
- Dec 5, 2011
- 3 min
Canine Behavior Modification: Taking the Long View
I know first-hand how difficult it can be to live with dogs with behavior issues. I’ve had dogs with fear issues, aggression issues,...
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Nicole Wilde
- Nov 30, 2011
- 3 min
Misreading Dogs
Have you ever been in a situation where you took something someone said the wrong way? What about misreading the expression on someone’s...
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Nicole Wilde
- Nov 21, 2011
- 3 min
Separation Anxiety in Dogs: Could it be in the genes?
I read a very interesting article this morning. It wasn’t actually about canine separation, but about separation anxiety in children. It...
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Nicole Wilde
- Nov 14, 2011
- 4 min
A Morning at the Dog Park
I spent two hours at the local dog park yesterday. No, I didn’t have my dogs with me, as I’m not a fan of allowing them to run around...
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Nicole Wilde
- Nov 2, 2011
- 3 min
Letting Dogs Be Who They Are
I was recently chatting with Judy Fridono, the founder of Puppy Prodigies. The organization employs a neo-natal and early learning...
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Nicole Wilde
- Oct 25, 2011
- 3 min
Can Dogs Really Change?
I received a query this morning from a student of canine behavior. Based in the UK, she’s writing a paper on whether temperament can be...
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Nicole Wilde
- Oct 6, 2011
- 4 min
Bodhi’s Big Day
Last week, my husband reminded me that Bodhi’s been with us just over a year now. While we love him, of course, there have certainly been...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jul 19, 2011
- 3 min
Product Review: Bike Tow Leash
I’m always on the lookout for new and exciting ways to exercise Bodhi and Sierra. We already do urban mushing, which is big fun, but I...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jun 21, 2011
- 2 min
What Part of “Aggressive” Don’t You Understand?
As you know if you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, I’ve been working like crazy with both Bodhi and Sierra on their...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jun 7, 2011
- 4 min
The Power of Prey-er: Dogs and Prey Drive
I’ve heard some trainers talk about prey drive as though it’s something you can train out of a dog. But a dog’s prey instinct is...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jun 2, 2011
- 5 min
My Latest, Greatest, Slightly Unorthodox Approach to Leash Reactivity
If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know that I’ve been up to my hackles in reactivity issues. When we first...
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Nicole Wilde
- Apr 13, 2011
- 3 min
The Off-Leash Crowd: An Alternate Universe
There’s a group of people who walk their dogs around our local park early most mornings. Although the areas they frequent are perimeter...
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