Liane Ehrich, CVTMar 142 minMatilda is trying a new sport!Matilda totally washed out as a herding dog. Her inner land shark made herding a hopeless disaster. Unfortunately, unlike Ketchum, who...
Liane Ehrich, CVTMar 141 minWe've Moved!We have moved to a bigger and better location! We spent all of February buried in carloads of stuff, dust, and dog hair as we moved...
Liane Ehrich, CVTDec 31, 20212 minPay Attention to March 4thWhat's so great about March 4th? It's 63 days after January 1. Why does that matter? Because it takes 63 days to make a habit. That's...
Liane Ehrich, CVTSep 7, 20215 minSport Culture - Barking DogsEach dog sport has it's own culture and rules, and as I compete in more and more venues I am noticing that sometimes these cultures may...
Liane Ehrich, CVTAug 30, 20213 minSport Culture: Whisper at your dogEach dog sport has it's own culture and rules, and as I compete in more and more venues I am noticing that sometimes these cultures may...
Liane Ehrich, CVTJul 15, 20214 minThe Connection Between Herding dogs and BitingDid you know that two of the top 10 dog breeds most likely to bite* are herding dogs? Did you know that if you wanted to buy a dog to do...
Liane Ehrich, CVTMar 18, 20212 minMatilda: Week 1 - Building Drive.In the last post we discussed some of the things I noticed in the first two days after Matilda arrived. Care should be taken when...
Liane Ehrich, CVTMar 14, 20213 minMatilda: Week OneWhat does the first week with a new dog look like? And the subsequent weeks? What are the little things people forget that make or break...
Liane Ehrich, CVTMar 4, 20211 minHi! My Name's Miltilda, and Here's My Story...We want to Welcome Matilda to the ranch! At six months old she's already had a great life. She has a lovely breeder who set her up with a...
Liane Ehrich, CVTJan 11, 20211 minTeach Your Dog TouchThis Month's training Challenge is Touch or Targeting. Target training is both straightforward and easy, but can be used for a bunch of...
Liane Ehrich, CVTJan 6, 20212 minWhat Type of Training Does Your Dog Need?Recently we did two back to back board and trains up here at the ranch. We also began offering in-home training. Why the change? Where we...
Liane Ehrich, CVTOct 14, 20200 minIt's Not About Impulse Control, It's About Stimulus Control (show notes. for Ep 19)
Liane Ehrich, CVTOct 6, 20202 minWhy Positive Reinforcement Training Fails (podcast notes)I believe that using positive reinforcement to train dogs is powerful. And in almost all circumstances, we can use positive reinforcement...
Liane Ehrich, CVTSep 24, 20202 minEmily's Got a New Gig (show notes)In this week's podcast we introduced our podcasting partner, Emily's new gig as the owner of one of Tucson's premier pet sitting...
Liane Ehrich, CVTSep 15, 20207 minLeaving Your Pet with a Pet Sitter (podcast notes)In our last podcast, Emily and I discussed how to safely evacuate, travel and leave our pets with a petsitter. Because the three things...
Liane Ehrich, CVTSep 15, 20206 minTravel Safely With Your Pets (podcast show notes)Emily and I discussed how to safely evacuate, travel with, and leave pets with a petsitter in our last podcast. Because these three...
Liane Ehrich, CVTSep 15, 20207 minSafely EvacuateYour Pet (Podcast show notes (pt 1.)(Photo Credit, Arizona Daily Star) - the house in the photo is my own. As I write this the states of California and Oregon are aflame,...
Liane Ehrich, CVTSep 14, 20205 minWhat is Herding?I went to a Sheep Camp run by three very skilled herding instructors in Southern Colorado two weekends ago. I worked Tagg and Cody,...
Liane Ehrich, CVTSep 10, 20203 minDealing With Frustration in Dog Training (podcast notes)Frustration is an incredibly powerful motivator of behavior. If you think back to the last time you had to open a plastic package quickly...
Liane Ehrich, CVTAug 26, 20203 minDog Parks and Doggy Daycare (Podcast show notes)Many people use dog parks and dog day cares, and while they my be appropriate for a small minority of dogs, they can be incredibly...