This is the first time in many years that I have spent 2 full weeks away from my dogs. They are in good hands (thank you Rachel!) and there is no reason to worry about things back home. It has been fun sending messages …
Programming Dogs
[Sassy_Social_Share title="Share it with someone!"] We used to call it a "command" when we wanted our dog to offer us a behaviour. I find the parallel with issuing commands to computers very interesting. Do we have …
From the Hill… It’s Not A War
This time I'm writing to you from Montreal, Quebec in Eastern Canada. My wife and I are travelling without dogs - or "sans chiens" as they say here in Montreal - for a couple of weeks. It has been great fun reconnecting …
From the Hill… Trade Offs
My younger boy Rizzo is one big fluffy black bundle of comfort-seeking Belgian Shepherd. When he's not zooming around at full speed, he's usually found some comfy spot and basks lazily in the joy of just being comfy. …
The Shape of Modern Dog Training
[Sassy_Social_Share title="Share it with someone!"] Modern dog training has brought us some new views and new approaches to training. Some of what we do these days is just a refined version of things we have …
From the Hill… Fundamentals
No matter what kind of dog training you do, it seems that there is always talk about learning the "fundamentals" or learning the "foundation" of training your dog. It's always interesting to me to see what that means to …
