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Joanie and all the dogs

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Signal-boosting kindness, ethical and science-based training, and love for dogs.

Tycho and I are heading to ClickerExpo New York tomorrow! We stopped at our favorite self-service dog wash today. Tycho is now extra handsome for our trip!

I’m looking forward to sharing all about our conference experiences!

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A bit late, but please join me in congratulating Joule and Diana on earning their AKC Trick Dog Novice (TKN) title!

Diana does such an incredible job of using play as a reinforcer. Her timing is excellent, and she is so generous with her reinforcem

Last Thursday, we said goodbye to our beloved Gus.

Gustavo Not Without My Gouda TKN RL1, 11.5.2006-2.19.2026

When we set out to adopt a senior dog in 2016, I didn’t expect him to be with us for too long. But we belonged to each other for ove

The snow, ice, and very cold temperatures in Ohio required us to suspend our outdoor activities.

Despite my best efforts, the boredom and restlessness reached epic levels. Tycho got himself swirled into such a state that he started asking for a bat

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