Cooperation Versus Coercion
I’d like you to imagine that you are a young, not-yet-verbal child who is entering a foster home. Naturally, you are a nervous about...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jul 17, 2018
- 3 min
Who Started It?
This morning, as Sierra and I were enjoying one of our local park trails, I spied a woman walking along the narrow path in our direction....
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Nicole Wilde
- Jun 5, 2018
- 3 min
The Truth About Consequences
I was sitting across the kitchen table from my dog training client, trying to get a word in edgewise. The woman herself wasn’t the...
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Nicole Wilde
- May 22, 2018
- 3 min
This Whole Pack Leader Thing
If you hear a whistling sound, it’s the steam coming out of my ears because I’ve just heard yet another person state that someone else’s...
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Nicole Wilde
- Apr 23, 2018
- 3 min
Long-Distance Behavior Assessment
“My dog bit my father and broke skin. He’s also bitten a relative who came to visit. My father thinks the dog should be put down. What...
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Nicole Wilde
- Apr 16, 2018
- 3 min
Turn Your Dog Into a Supermodel
If you’ve followed me on Facebook for any length of time, you’ve probably seen tons of images of my dogs Sierra and Bodhi. The thing is,...
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Nicole Wilde
- Apr 10, 2018
- 4 min
Rewarding Bad Behavior
Every dog trainer would like for their dogs to be compliant 100% of the time. I mean, we’re trainers, right? But dogs are not robots, and...
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Nicole Wilde
- Apr 2, 2018
- 3 min
Your Dogs and the Green-Eyed Monster
Jealousy. We’ve all experienced it. The “green-eyed monster” is petty, unpleasant, and something that most of us would prefer to avoid....
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Nicole Wilde
- Mar 22, 2018
- 5 min
Do Some Rescues Need to be Rescued?
The woman on the other end of this morning’s phone call was distraught about her dog and in need of help. This was not unusual. That her...
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Nicole Wilde
- Feb 26, 2018
- 3 min
The Tipping Point
At the dog park this morning, my dogs and I were on the “small dog side,” as it was empty and there were two dogs on the “big dog side.”...
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Nicole Wilde
- Feb 22, 2018
- 3 min
Is it Always the Owner’s Fault?
There’s There’s a man I walk around the park with sometimes early in the mornings when I have one of my dogs with me. I’ve known this man...
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Nicole Wilde
- Dec 26, 2017
- 3 min
Why No Warning?
I love movies. In a world where there’s all too much to be stressed out about, and too much work to be done at any given time, movies...
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Nicole Wilde
- Dec 13, 2017
- 3 min
Who Knows What’s Best for Your Dog?
When I first adopted Sierra from the shelter, I was told she’d been there four times previously. No one knew whether she’d had the same...
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Nicole Wilde
- Oct 31, 2017
- 5 min
Pre-Grieving Our Dogs
This is a difficult blog to write, and one I hesitated to write or share. I’m not one to post my every emotion on social media or share...
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Nicole Wilde
- Oct 17, 2017
- 5 min
Are Dog Parks Worth the Risk?
Recently, a woman took her dog to the dog park for some fun and exercise. She envisioned him frolicking with other dogs and coming home...
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Nicole Wilde
- Oct 12, 2017
- 3 min
The Waiting is the Hardest Part
It’s true! Whether in dog training or in life, as stated so eloquently by the late, oh-so-great Tom Petty, the waiting is the hardest...
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Nicole Wilde
- Aug 11, 2017
- 4 min
The Magic of Expectations
I recently listened to a very interesting podcast that explored how one’s expectations can affect another being. The hosts mentioned a...
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Nicole Wilde
- Jun 28, 2017
- 3 min
When Being More Anthropomorphic Might Help
In the field of animal behavior science, anthropomorphism—assigning human emotions or traits to animals—is mostly discouraged. That’s not...
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Nicole Wilde
- May 5, 2017
- 2 min
When it Comes to Dog Aggression, Does Size Matter?
A Royal Mail worker in southern London recently alleged that six-year-old Louie had bitten and drawn blood when she attempted to deliver...
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Nicole Wilde
- Apr 24, 2017
- 4 min
Get Off Yer Butt and Train Your Dog!
Warning: This one’s likely to be a bit of a rant. Early this morning, I took both of my dogs out as usual. We frequent a nearby park that...
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