Not exactly, but a backyard can indeed be a hindrance rather than a blessing. Numerous shelters, rescues and breeders prefer you have one, some even won’t adopt to you if you don’t have a yard and you often hear the proud statement from your friends and neighbors: “I have a huge yard for my dog.” [...]
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An Argument Against the Backyard?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged backyard, digging, games, tricks on November 22, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Blog Bite: Text From “That Was Easy #1” Video
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Layla Loveless, Special Dark, Staples Easy Button, tricks on August 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since the second video appears first, I wasn’t sure if everyone would get to see the text I just thought I’d share the text accompanying the “That Was Easy #1” Video in the blog. You can watch the Special Paws Channel on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/specialpawstraining. Here’s the text: The “Easy Button” trick is lovingly dedicated [...]
“That Was Easy:” The mechanics and sentiment behind a cute trick
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Fear, Layla Loveless, Special Dark, Staples Easy Button, tricks on July 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well, now it’s easy anyway (if you haven’t had a chance to see Special Dark in action take a look at www.youtube.com/specialpawstraining). But in the beginning… When we first brought the Staples Easy Button home a couple of years ago and pressed it for the first time, Special Dark was afraid of it. We were [...]
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