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The Amazing Pot Lid

5 Jul 2009TMS Leave a Comment

Me:  Here, Tierce, time to go out.  You can go out in the yard without a leash this time. Tierce:  Awesome! Me:  Oh, I hope so. Tierce:  This is so cool! Me:  Do you know what is expected of you?… Continue Reading →

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Dr. Ian Dunbar’s AFTER You Get Your Puppy

22 Jan 2009TMS Leave a Comment

Get it for FREE and HURRY! Yeah, I know this looks like a cheap ad that’s going to promise you 3″ length or cheap knockoff jewelry, but this is only available for the month of January.  It’s a free PDF… Continue Reading →

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Shassi and Tierce love Violent Acres

11 Mar 2008TMS 3 Comments

Well, Shassi and Tierce couldn’t give a rat’s ass about Violent Acres. But I do. The latest posts that V has written concern how to train children to behave. It’s excellent reading on directing positive and negative reinforcement to effectively… Continue Reading →

TMS behaviour, training

You can touch this one!

2 Feb 2008TMS 2 Comments

How are Shibas seen in your area? Good? Bad? Indifferent? What the hell is that thar dog? Today, Tierce and I decided to drop into a local doggy daycare to check out what they had for sale. While I was… Continue Reading →

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Shibas in love

20 Jan 2008TMS 1 Comment

Today was our introduction to Beginners obedience. No dogs; our trainer just went over the concepts/purpose/schedule and gave us our first week’s homework. Along the way, she stated that “dogs don’t love”. In other words, she believes that dogs don’t… Continue Reading →

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