Smart Dog tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1528884 2012-05-18T08:52:09-04:00 Devoted to helping dogs have better behaved owners. TypePad Dog Birthdays and Milestones tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fae153788330168eb96f145970c 2012-05-18T08:52:09-04:00 2012-05-18T08:52:09-04:00 Exciting times in our household this week. Tango C Mango, the love of my life Labrador, turns 9 years old today! We'll be having a little party to mark this fabulous day. We'll party, take pictures, and pretty much overdo... Laurie Luck I Am A Reactive Dog tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fae153788330168eaced914970c 2012-04-27T12:15:27-04:00 2012-04-27T12:15:27-04:00 I'm at K9 Nose Work Camp in Cleveland, GA. It's in the foothills of the mountains, a beautiful place, really. But along with the beauty comes wildlife. I'm not a city-girl (not that there's anything wrong with that), so I'm... Laurie Luck My Old Dog tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fae15378833016304437f6d970d 2012-04-16T15:38:28-04:00 2012-04-16T15:38:28-04:00 After our R.E.A.D. programs at the local elementary schools every week, Tango exits the schools then takes me on a short sniff walk. He's almost nine years old now. Our walks are a little different now than they were even... Laurie Luck What Makes Dog Training, Horse Training and Dolphin Training The Same? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fae15378833016303c75824970d 2012-04-06T17:46:28-04:00 2012-04-06T17:46:28-04:00 I just returned from Nashville, TN, where I attended ClickerExpo. A lot of people think of ClickerExpo as a dog training conference. It's a whole lot more than dog training. It's all about behavior. Not just dog behavior. Some of... Laurie Luck New Video Series: Need Dogs! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fae1537883301630361d330970d 2012-03-28T11:32:08-04:00 2012-03-28T11:32:08-04:00 Do you live in or near Frederick, MD? Does your dog have a challenge that you just can't seem to get a handle on? Maybe your dog jumps on guests? Steals socks? Chases the kitty? Pulls on the leash? Or... Laurie Luck Part 2: Dog Body Language: How to Tell if a Dog is Happy, Frustrated, Scared, Annoyed tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fae153788330168e91b6002970c 2012-03-22T12:06:02-04:00 2012-03-22T12:06:02-04:00 Imagine that from the minute you wake in the morning until you lay your head down at night, that someone is bugging you. You've got someone tugging on you, someone talking to you, you can't get a moment to yourself.... Laurie Luck Dog Body Language: How to Tell if a Dog is Happy, Frustrated, Scared, Annoyed tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fae153788330167640fdc66970b 2012-03-21T10:19:00-04:00 2012-03-24T12:24:36-04:00 I don't have the luxury of watching "feel good" segments or programs that contain dogs. Because I "do dogs" for a living, I see all the little signs, the communication signals a dog is sending, and nothing is ever cute... Laurie Luck How to Stuff a Kong (or MANY Kongs!) tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fae15378833016763b46bd7970b 2012-03-12T12:07:15-04:00 2012-03-12T12:07:15-04:00 When you're stuffing Kongs for 4 dogs, it's helpful to pre-stuff a bunch, freeze 'em, then you've got them ready to go whenever you need them. I use the Kongs to buy me some time if I'm working on a... Laurie Luck Nemo Has My Husband's Number tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fae153788330168e89d0438970c 2012-03-09T15:46:41-05:00 2012-03-09T15:54:56-05:00 Oh, these two. They'll be the death of me. A dog trainer's dog + a dog trainer's husband = DISASTER. These are the first words out of my husband's mouth when I got back from teaching dog class last night:... Laurie Luck Hematoma the Horrible tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fae153788330167634a06a3970b 2012-03-02T15:57:59-05:00 2012-03-02T15:57:59-05:00 This sweet 10-year old Labrador (Lily's her name) is in her own little version of doggie-hell. This is a dog who was released from the service dog program, in part, because she hated (and I do mean hated) wearing her... Laurie Luck