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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...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
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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...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
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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,...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
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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...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
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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...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
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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...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
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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...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
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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...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
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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...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
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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...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
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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....

Liane Ehrich, CVT
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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,...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
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