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It's Time To Check Our Own Conditioned Emotional Response
Those of us who spend time in the world of animal training or veterinary medicine often develop very strong opinions about how things...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
4 min read


How to Clicker Train a Chicken
And why you should Today was day one of my multi-species clicker training effort. I started with the two chicks that are currently taking...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
3 min read


Eyebrows separate wolves from dogs
Awwww.... He looks so sad. Recent research has discovered that 33,000 years isn't the only thing separating wolves from dogs. They're...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
1 min read


Housebroken Horses and Flying Asses
How did we end up here? Discussing the elimination habits of herbivores vs carnivores/omnivores? We're dog trainers, thats how, and...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
5 min read


Allowing our dogs to win
I like cool ribbons. I do. I like earning them and keeping them flat so they don't wrinkle, and looking for a place to hang them where...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
5 min read


Too Hot to Herd
Well, ok, that and all the sheep are squirting out babies left and right and mommas and babies don't herd well even for the knowledgable...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
3 min read


Confidence vs Courage; Why your dog needs both
Ive been thinking about confidence and courage a lot lately as I work to help a couple of fearful dogs learn new ways of greeting their...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
3 min read


Developing Self Control in Our Dogs
My new dog Ruby has no self control: She attacks the hose every time it's on, she snatches what she wants from other dogs, she goes over...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
4 min read


Ruby and Bubbles
After much thought, Ruby's owner has decided that rehoming Ruby and Bubbles is in the best interests of both dogs. We support her in this...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
1 min read


What we did with the snow leopard
Last week Billy (our favorite livestock and ranch guardian) found what appeared to be a dirty, and somewhat slobbery animal that looked a...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
2 min read


Six Tips to Recover From a Bad Training Day
Tagg's a terrible sheep dog. At least thats how I felt Sunday. We had a great day on sheep last Wednesday, and then Sunday was godawful....

Liane Ehrich, CVT
4 min read


Tagg starts sheep dog training!!
Yep! Finally! Tagg has begun her journey to herding greatness this past week! We have worked her on sheep three times this week with...

Liane Ehrich, CVT
3 min read
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