The Truth is Not Always Easy
I hate being the bad guy. I’m a social person by nature, and I don’t like having to tell people things they don’t want to hear. But...
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Nicole Wilde
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
A Quick Technique for Improving Your Dog Training Skills
Whether you’re a professional trainer or someone who trains their own dogs, there’s always room for improvement. But how can you get...
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Nicole Wilde
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
Dogs: Training Versus Biology
I recently got a call from a woman who has an 11-month-old Siberian husky. Sheila works full-time in a corporate office, while her...
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Nicole Wilde
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
What To Do When Your Dog Won't Comply
It’s all too easy to get frustrated when your dog doesn’t comply with a request, or worse, doesn’t even pay attention to you. I mean,...
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Nicole Wilde
- Feb 23, 2021
- 4 min
Four Fabulous Ways to Get Bitten by a Dog
Dog bites can be scary and painful, and can cause major damage. No one in their right mind wants to be bitten! But as a canine behavior...
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Nicole Wilde
- Feb 17, 2021
- 4 min
Disclosure in Dog Adoptions
I was recently reading a dog-related magazine (I know, imagine that!) where a particular breed was being described. One aspect of the...
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Nicole Wilde
- Feb 3, 2021
- 5 min
Pandemic Pups Part II: Separation Anxiety
Part I of Pandemic Pups discussed the challenges of socialization during the pandemic and offered tips on how to make it work. In this...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jan 27, 2021
- 4 min
Pandemic Pups Part I: Socialization
The isolating aspects of the pandemic have caused feelings of loneliness to intensify in many people. To combat the emotional stress,...
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Nicole Wilde
- Dec 19, 2020
- 3 min
Is Your Dog’s Behavior All Your Fault?
I recently had a phone conversation with a potential client that nearly caused me to explode. Fair warning, if you don’t want to read the...
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Nicole Wilde
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
Enforced Togetherness: Love the One You’re With?
Enforced togetherness brought on by stay-at-home orders has been a double-edged sword. I worry about things like how many dogs are going...
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Nicole Wilde
- Feb 20, 2020
- 4 min
Standing Up For Your Dog
If asked, we’d all say that of course we would stand up for our dogs; we’d do just about anything to keep them safe, healthy, and happy....
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Nicole Wilde
- Feb 8, 2020
- 4 min
So You Think You Want a Husky?
I’ve been involved in wolf, wolfdog and dog rescue for something like 30 years. I’ve volunteered for and have been employed by L.A. city...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jan 16, 2020
- 2 min
Startle…and Attack?
Dogs have an instinctive startle reflex, just like humans do. Upon hearing a loud noise or being touched when not expecting it, most of...
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Nicole Wilde
- Dec 23, 2019
- 4 min
Holiday Hazards You Might Not Have Considered
Here we are again in late December buying gifts, planning family visits, and hopefully taking some time off work. The holidays are meant...
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Nicole Wilde
- Sep 13, 2019
- 4 min
It’s Not Your Dog!
Just this week, I’ve run across no fewer than three separate situations in which someone had found a dog and was considering what to do...
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Nicole Wilde
- Aug 29, 2019
- 4 min
Dog Parks: Merriment or Mayhem?
In my last blog post, I described a fight that took place at my local dog park. Since then, I’ve witnessed an even more violent attack...
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Nicole Wilde
- Aug 7, 2019
- 3 min
The Most Dangerous Breed
A man and his German shepherd were alone in the dog park one early morning when another man with three dogs appeared. The three were...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jun 20, 2019
- 3 min
Helping Hyper Dogs: Sometimes Less is More
You don’t always get the dog you were expecting. Just ask my training client Melissa, who envisioned a Lab puppy like the one her...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jun 13, 2019
- 2 min
The Latest Miracle Training Device
Gah! One more “simple device to stop problem dog behaviors” has hit the market. I was alerted recently when, thanks to Facebook’s...
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Nicole Wilde
- May 23, 2019
- 2 min
Frustration Tolerance
Have you ever been in the supermarket and seen a child pointing at something on the shelf, imploring his mom to buy it? The mom says no....
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