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    Matilda is trying a new sport!
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Mar 14
    • 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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    We've Moved!
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Mar 14
    • 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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    Pay Attention to March 4th
    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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    Sport Culture - Barking Dogs
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Sep 7, 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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    Sport Culture: Whisper at your dog
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Aug 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Sport Culture: Whisper at your dog

    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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    The Connection Between Herding dogs and Biting
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Connection Between Herding dogs and Biting

    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...
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    Matilda: Week 1 - Building Drive.
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Matilda: 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...
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    Matilda: Week One
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Mar 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    Matilda: Week One

    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...
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    Hi! My Name's Miltilda, and Here's My Story...
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Hi! 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...
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    Teach Your Dog Touch
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Teach Your Dog Touch

    This Month's training Challenge is Touch or Targeting. Target training is both straightforward and easy, but can be used for a bunch of...
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    What Type of Training Does Your Dog Need?
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    What 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...
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    It's Not About Impulse Control, It's About Stimulus Control (show notes. for Ep 19)
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Oct 14, 2020
    • 0 min

    It's Not About Impulse Control, It's About Stimulus Control (show notes. for Ep 19)

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    Why Positive Reinforcement Training Fails (podcast notes)
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Oct 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    Why 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...
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    Emily's Got a New Gig (show notes)
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Sep 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Emily'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...
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    Leaving Your Pet with a Pet Sitter (podcast notes)
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 7 min

    Leaving 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...
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    Travel Safely With Your Pets (podcast show notes)
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 6 min

    Travel 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...
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    Safely EvacuateYour Pet (Podcast show notes (pt 1.)
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Sep 15, 2020
    • 7 min

    Safely 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,...
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    What is Herding?
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 5 min

    What 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,...
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    Dealing With Frustration in Dog Training (podcast notes)
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Dealing 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...
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    Dog Parks and Doggy Daycare (Podcast show notes)
    Liane Ehrich, CVT
    • Aug 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Dog 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...
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