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
- 4 min
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
- 2 min
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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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Jan 30
- 2 min
USBCHA Time and Points Trial - A Cartoon Strip
This is the course. What follows is what really happened. To understand what you're seeing, you are the handler. You stand at the H at...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
What Does ‘Relationship’ Really mean
I took a walk today in the grasslands with a few of my dogs. Cody tried to excavate some small animal from a hole; ate some especially...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
I Don't believe in Curses, But C'mon!!!
What an insane ride 2022 was for trialling the dogs! Buckle in, this is a crazy freaking ride!! Goals for 2022: Win a belt buckle (ok,...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Oct 28, 2022
- 4 min
Continuing Education
Licensed professionals often need to attend a certain number of continuing eduction (CE) hours a year to keep up their licenses....
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Oct 16, 2022
- 4 min
Why I Don't Recommend You Throw a Ball For Your Dog
I don't recommend throwing a ball for your dog. Especially if you're using ball throwing as a primary way to wear out your dog, or if...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Aug 10, 2022
- 5 min
How to Help Your Senior Dog
Ketchum just turned 15 years old. Where did the time go? She has changed from a healthy, energetic puppy, trouble shining in her bright...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Apr 8, 2022
- 4 min
Help your Dog Think
Many dogs do not know how to learn. They were never taugh. Maybe they're just a puppy, starting off, or a rescue with you just got, or...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Matilda 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...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
We'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...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min
Insist Your Puppy Sleeps
I see a lot of bitey, over aroused, crazed puppies. Over the top little fur bombs that act like sugared-up kids at Disneyland. Puppies...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Foundations For Behavior Change
A lot of the dogs I see have broken relationships with their families. Maybe they bark and carry on at people, dogs, or just mystery...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Dec 31, 2021
- 2 min
Pay Attention to March 4th
What'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...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Oct 16, 2021
- 3 min
Camping with 5(!!!) Dogs!
How do you end up camping with five dogs? First, you schedule a herding trial the first weekend of your trip in Durango, CO (one of my...
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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Sep 6, 2021
- 5 min
Sport Culture - Barking Dogs
Each 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...
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