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
- 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
- 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
- Sep 17, 2014
- 2 min
Aggressive Dog? No Problem!
This morning, I visited amazon online. Naturally, amazon suggests things I might like to purchase. Usually I breeze past them. Elegant...
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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
- 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
- Mar 30, 2011
- 4 min
Dawn of the Little White Foo-Foo Dogs
Every dog-reactive dog has a type—you know, the kind of dog that really gets their motor running, and not in a good way. For some dogs...
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Nicole Wilde
- Mar 23, 2011
- 5 min
Our Own Dogs' Behavior: It’s All a Matter of Perspective
I just got back from teaching in northern California. Although the seminar itself was fun and well received, the weather wasn’t quite as...
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Nicole Wilde
- Nov 8, 2010
- 4 min
Rehabilitating My Dogs: Breaking on Through to the Other Side
Sometimes dogs acclimate quickly into a new home. Then there are dogs like Bodhi, the adolescent Husky mix we adopted. If you’ve been...
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Nicole Wilde
- Oct 20, 2010
- 4 min
Six Weeks In: A Bodhi and Sierra Update
I’ve owed this update for some time, but to be honest, things have been so up and down with Bodhi that it would have been difficult to...
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Nicole Wilde
- Sep 15, 2010
- 4 min
Day 11: A Bodhi and Sierra Update
As you know if you read my last blog entry, bringing a new dog into the family has been exciting, but there’s been a little too much...
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