Mescal Madness Stock Dog Trial Results.
Thank you everyone who came out! The weather held, and the competition was excellent. A lot of great runs!
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Aug 82 min read
Understanding Our Dogs: What Science Says About We See Animals
When we look at our dogs, most of us feel a deep connection. I love my dogs, but do they love me? The answer to this question may...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Aug 52 min read
Peg and Pele's trip to Rally Nationals
Starting any new sport can be daunting. Dog sports, especially, have the reputation of being uninviting to newcomers. This is why Peg and...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Jul 192 min read
Keeping Training Playful
Ask your dog to do an obedience behavior. Now ask your dog to do a trick. Is there a difference in their demeanor? do they like the trick...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Jul 163 min read
6 Things to do When Time is Tight
Time is the one thing we can never seem to get more of, with family and work demands stacking up, and no room left at the end of the day,...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Jul 93 min read
7 Skills that Every Dog Should Have
Obedience classes teach things like sit, and stay, but let's face it, many pet dogs don't use these skills very often, whereas, skills...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Apr 244 min read
More on shadow chasing and OCD
When we talk about obsessive behavior in dogs, we talk about certain behaviors that the dog does, seemingly without purpose, and in many...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Apr 222 min read
Shadow Chasing and OCD Behavior
I began focusing on obsessive behaviors in animals in the 80s with my first mare. A neurotic QH that stall ran her weight off, no matter...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Apr 162 min read
The Australian Shepherd Futurity
We just finished a two weekends of trialling in Frost, Tx at Jackie Tinker’s Arcadia Ranch. The second weekend was the first Australian...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Feb 284 min read
Why conformation is important to your dog
There's this idea, peculiar to many pet dog owners, that conformation is irrelevant unless you want to buy a 'conformation' dog and show...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Feb 82 min read
Eight Rules for a Successful Dog Training Workshop
Like many trainers, I try to bring in folks every year to host workshops. I love workshops! I love the shared experience of learning; I...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Feb 13 min read
The Lies Dog Trainers Tell
If your social media algorithm includes dogs at all, you'll see targeted ads by dog trainers trying to gain your business. Many of them...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Dec 26, 20233 min read
Slow Down!
The biggest issue I see in dog training is impatience. I get it! I sometimes get ahead of myself and find myself over facing my dogs too....
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Dec 19, 20232 min read
Mooooving cows
This fall I took Tagg and Brisco to Texas to learn how to dog-break cattle, and how to handle cattle with dogs. Cattle, unlike sheep,...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Protection Training
Matilda does IGP (or Schutzhund, or IPO, or Bitework, or whatever you want to call it this week). I'm not implying that she does it well,...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Jul 12, 20233 min read
Terra Del Norte Herding Symposium
I love rabbit holes. I enjoy learning all the things I do not know, and the Terra Norte Herding Symposium in Wellington, Colorado is the...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Jul 12, 20233 min read
GSDCA Temperament Test
I had the honor to be invited up to Wellington, Colorado to learn from French Pastoralist, Benoit Voisin, an SCC judge, who was teaching...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Mar 23, 20232 min read
Why do dogs howl?
There's nothing like the sound of our dogs adding their voices to sirens or the song of coyotes. Many people ask why their dogs howl....
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Feb 23, 20234 min read
Balance Creates Confidence
How do you feel looking at the photo above? Some people think, beautiful landscape. Some people think, How terrifying! What if I fall? Or...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
Feb 16, 20232 min read
Understanding aggression in dogs
The most upsetting thing our dog can do to destroy our trust, is bite us. Being bitten by our own dog is incredibly stressful, and of...
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