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Nicole Wilde
Jun 5, 20183 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20184 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20185 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20175 min read
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, 20175 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20174 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20174 min read
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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Nicole Wilde
Apr 17, 20172 min read
Strange Guarding Behaviors
When you have two or more dogs in the house, it’s not unusual for one dog to guard resources from another. Some dogs will take exception...
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Nicole Wilde
Feb 21, 20172 min read
Cooperation or Coercion?
Me and my boy Phantom, who came at 3-4 years of age from the rescue I co-ran. He lived with us for 10 years until his passing. I recently...
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