I know I made some waves with my “Skinner” post. But honestly, if you look at the comments, I think it sparked some discussion that is valuable. In the spirit of education, I thought I’d post a link to an early source of info I studied. Leerburg.com is a great resource. It has a ton on streaming videos on a …
3 Bad Bikjoring Bullies
We officially adopted Jackson (the little brindle/blue bull with cropped ears you see in a lot of our photos). And, because I plan on doing a lot of sledding/skijoring this winter, I need to get him up to speed! Off to the trails we go! Oh yeah! There’s about 3/4 of a mile of a deep sand shoulder on our …
No Love For Skinner
Quick….. Word association: Pavlov= Bell. Saliva. Conditioning. Reactions. Skinner= ________…….. (sounds of crickets)………. Yeah, that’s what most people do too. B. F. Skinner. Figured out the other conditioning. Not the “ring a bell- make you salivate” of Classical Conditioning fame. But the WAY less understood “Operant Conditioning”. Obviously, you can read the links and research this stuff, but I’ll try …
Motivation For Bikejoring!
This is one of the coolest Bikjoring videos I’ve ever seen! Hopefully this inspires you to take your dog on the trail! Of course, you can give us a call and we’ll do it for you.
Vet’s Sing The Praises Of Exercise!
Vetinfo.com has published an article pronouncing the benefits of exercise for your dog. It’s definitely worth a read. As always, we’re here to help you give your “difficult” dog the workouts, and experiences they need. This excerpt is taken from the article “The Benefits Of Dog Exercise”. Check it out. Minimize Unwanted Dog Behavior Dogs like to chew and dig. …
Hurricane Stop Our Workouts? No Way!
We’re like the US Mail. Neither rain, nor sleet, nor blah, blah….. The photos aren’t great but this is how we handled hurricane Sandy. Lead dogs! Caboose! There is a trail under all that debris BTW. All jokes aside, storm aftermath is a serious thing. Our tip for the day is: Don’t just assume fences survived! If you rely on …
Endurance Pulling Sports
The ones that we take part in are: Bikejoring Scootering Kicksledding We talked about Canicross in another post, because you have to run to keep up. But, basically, all these are, is attaching your dog to a typically “human” powered vehicle, and holding on! Ok, there’s more to it than that. The commands needed to take part in these are …
Weight Pull: Macho Dogsport, Or Awesome Exercise Therapy?
Weight Pull: Tell you the truth, I’ve had mixed feelings about weight pull for a long time. Until recently. When I was a kid, weight pulls were basically just legal venues for all the guys that fought dogs to gather publicly and check out everyone’s competition. Kind of a meathead gathering of guys living vicariously through their dogs. I was …
Trust Obstacles
We’ve called it all kinds of names. Canine Parkour. Urban Agility. Doggy Obstacle courses. But honestly, when we’re talking amongst ourselves we call them trust obstacles. Cause that’s what they are. Your dog develops confidence with environmental stuff, and confidence in you. It’s a huge relationship builder. Now with all exercise therapies, the depth of the work depends on how …
Cani….Wha?
Canicross! The sport of attaching a sled harness to your dog and then attaching it to you……. With no sled. Then, you run. And try not to fall. It’s AWESOME! Actually, there’s more to it than that. To do it on your own is pretty easy. Get a quality harness/line/belt. We use Nooksack Racing gear. Most dogs naturally pull, so …