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Trimmed Mindy’s Nails

Posted on November 13, 2005 by Terrier Mama

Yeah, it was too long in between trims! I got out the spoon of peanut butter ( I think she is catching on that peanut butter spells TROUBLE!) She did fine, a little bitey, but we got through it. We … Continue reading →

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Mindy’s Graduation from Training

Posted on November 8, 2005 by Terrier Mama

We had an awesome time at training class last night. Mindy has been a little unfocused during the prior two classes, but I think a lot of it was due to my disorganization at the start of the class. We … Continue reading →

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Mindy Learning to Go to her Bed

Posted on October 19, 2005 by Terrier Mama

During our last training class on Monday, we started the process of ‘shaping’ our dogs to go to their bed/mat and lie down. Carol chose Mindy to demonstrate the process. Drop the rug on the floor, and when the dog … Continue reading →

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So Proud of Mindy

Posted on October 17, 2005 by Terrier Mama

Tonight was our third class in Mindy’s training course, and even more than last week, I felt a tremendous amount of pride and joy because of her wonderful performance tonight. Last week, she was calmer and more focused, but still … Continue reading →

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Made it Through Our First Class

Posted on September 26, 2005 by Terrier Mama

We went to our first class for the “Better Manners” training course at Community Canines at the MSPCA in Methuen, MA There were a couple of familiar students, & a couple of new ones; Carol was our instructor and Jill … Continue reading →

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K9Cast with Tara & Walter

Posted on September 24, 2005 by Terrier Mama

For the last few weeks, besides all my many techie podcast subscriptions, I also fell in love with the dog podcast (mentioned previously) called the k9Cast with Tara and Walter. Tara is a dog trainer, and her ethics and strong … Continue reading →

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Hide & Seek

Posted on September 14, 2005 by Terrier Mama

Mindy is doing a fantastic job playing Hide & Seek with objects, like toys, cookies, or any food. She finds it faster when I let her smell the object before I hide it. I make her “stay” then hide (in … Continue reading →

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Dog Podcast

Posted on August 30, 2005 by Terrier Mama

Found a great dog podcast at K9Cast – Subjects include training and wellfare for your dog. I haven’t listened to all the shows yet, but so far, they are fun and informative. She even has a doggy gallery on thier … Continue reading →

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Registered for New Class

Posted on August 30, 2005 by Terrier Mama

Today I registered for the Intermediate class at the MSPCA (Community Canines). The class is officially called “Better Manners” – When I spoke to Cali, she said that Carol will be teaching our class along with Melissa. How fun! It … Continue reading →

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Mindy Grabs Jack

Posted on August 22, 2005 by Terrier Mama

Saturday was probably the worst night for us! I was trying to feed Jack, and he ended up flying around the room a couple of times, with Mindy chasing after him. He was back in his cage, and I gave … Continue reading →

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