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
- 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
- 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
- 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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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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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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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Mar 17, 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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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Mar 13, 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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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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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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Liane Ehrich, CVT
- Jan 5, 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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