Liane Ehrich, CVT

Matilda totally washed out as a herding dog. Her inner land shark made herding a hopeless disaster. Unfortunately, unlike Ketchum, who...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Did 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...

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...

What 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...

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...

This Month's training Challenge is Touch or Targeting. Target training is both straightforward and easy, but can be used for a bunch of...

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...

I believe that using positive reinforcement to train dogs is powerful. And in almost all circumstances, we can use positive reinforcement...

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...

In our last podcast, Emily and I discussed how to safely evacuate, travel and leave our pets with a petsitter. Because the three things...

Emily and I discussed how to safely evacuate, travel with, and leave pets with a petsitter in our last podcast. Because these three...

(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,...

I went to a Sheep Camp run by three very skilled herding instructors in Southern Colorado two weekends ago. I worked Tagg and Cody,...

Frustration is an incredibly powerful motivator of behavior. If you think back to the last time you had to open a plastic package quickly...

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...