Tag Archives: dog training

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  i’m not getting a rescue dog, okay?

  Posted on December 14, 2011 by nikki in dogs.

  I’m about to get a puppy and I’m dancing-around-the-kitchen excited about it. All of the necessary components of my life have finally converged to make this possible: I’m not going to do anymore extended projects in Africa or anywhere else abroad, I’m unemployed (plenty of training and bonding time!) and this summer I got a […]

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  unleashed aggression: how leash laws protect mother nature

  Posted on September 30, 2011 by nikkimeredith in dogs.

  Six months ago, after a no-dog hiatus of more than ten years, my husband and I got a puppy – a half golden retriever, half poodle. (Yes, I’m trying to avoid writing Goldendoodle. Owning any kind of doodle in our location (Southern Marin) and in our demographic (empty nesters) is an ubercliché.) Cliché or no, […]

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  dominance in the dog house: trying and failing at dog training

  Posted on September 27, 2011 by nikki in dogs.

  This summer I had my first shot at being a pack leader. My house was rented out for two months so I ended up house sitting for a couple that has four dogs. Four. Other than the prodigious amount of dog hair I’ve become accustomed to, I’ve also gotten an inside look at what kind […]

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