Sweet Honey-dew

August 4, 2010

Two weeks ago I received a phone call from a representative from Hiawatha Valley Humane Society regarding a pit bull mix. Two dogs had been confiscated from a neglectful situation where the man was not providing proper care for them. In fact, when the county sheriff first stopped by to investigate the property, all the [...]

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Free-shaping

June 29, 2010

During Bella’s visit, I decided to do some free shaping with her. This is the first time Bella has done this sort of exercise. Free-shaping is done by marking the behaviors you want when the dog offers something. Through approximations, you’re able to shape the dog’s behavior into an end behavior, what ever you choose [...]

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In honor of Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month, I thought I’d share Yeti, Jezebel and Steve’s stories. All three of our cats were rescue cats. Yeti and Jezebel are litter-mates that were born to a semi-feral mother six years ago. Since I did not want to see the kittens become feral and add to the overwhelming number of [...]

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The next Basic Manner Class: Monday, September 27th, 2010 5:30 PM Classes meet every once weekly for six weeks.  Each class is 45-55 minutes long.  Classes being held at the Winona Area Humane Society, 1112 E. Broadway (park and enter at the back of the building, signs will indicate which doors to use) Basic Manners [...]

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The next Puppy Kindergarten class will be starting September 27, 2010 (Monday nights @ 6:30 PM). Must have a minimum of three puppies to have class. Classes meet every Monday night for six weeks (ending November 1, 2010).  Each class is 45-55 minutes long.  Classes being held at the Winona Area Humane Society, 1112 E. [...]

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Prevention and Remedies

May 28, 2010

Last week was National Dog Bite Prevention week and, as if on cue, I was faced with an urgent phone call from a woman whose family had adopted a dog several months ago from the humane society. The dog had just “bitten” her four-year old son. I put “bitten” in quotations because the dog did [...]

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Responsibility

May 20, 2010

These past few weeks have been very busy, hence the delay in blog posts. Unfortunately, since I want to keep on top of blogging about events, when I fail to do so in a timely fashion, events compound and I’m faced with trying to summarize everything that’s happened over a two-week time period whilst trying [...]

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Spring has Sprung

April 30, 2010

This past week has been gorgeous here in the Mississippi valley. Mark Twain once described the area as being one of the most beautiful places that he had ever traveled. We experienced our first thunderstorm of the year last night and it was a phenomenal show of lightening and cracks. I am grateful that my [...]

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Bittersweet Sunday

April 26, 2010

This past Sunday, Babe went to her new home. It was a very emotional day for me, since I had grown very attached to her. I feel empathy for anyone who’s ever fostered a young animal and can’t begin to imagine what it’s like fostering children and then having to see them leave, I’m honestly [...]

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What type of leader are you?

April 22, 2010

This past weekend I attended a behavior conference with lecturer Dr. Sophia Yin. It was a great refresher and rejuvenated my love of training, shaping and behavior modification. One statement sticks out in my mind that Sophia said, “What kind of leader do you want to be? One like Ghandi or one like Castro?” Both [...]

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