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Category Archives: Teaching and learning
A hostile act
Joan Didion has always been one of my favorite writers because I’ve always so easily found myself in much of what she’s written. The following quote being a good example of that: I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what … Continue reading
Reading between the lines
I create and analyze text for a living. Meaning that language is my trade. I use it to shape the kind of world in which I want to live, I use my knowledge of it to be a critical consumer and producer of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animal behavior and training, Animal Welfare, Teaching and learning, Uncategorized
Tagged animal shelters, animal welfare, BAD RAP, critical literacy, critical thinking, debate, dog advocacy, dog behavior, dog training tools, east bay spca, euthanasia, Facebook posts, front clip harnesses, pit bull rescue, prong collars, reading, social media, straw man, texts, training, writing
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Peach Therapy in session
Moving to a new home in a new town last month and effectively unraveling many of our daily routines and rituals has taken a bit of a toll on our four-dog family. Peaches, in particular. A lot of her longtime fear-based … Continue reading
Questions that matter: A repost
The following is a guest post I wrote for Your Pit Bull & You last week. And because of the importance of the topic, I think it warrants reposting here. This is a “stop and think” post. Per the title, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animal Welfare, Teaching and learning, Uncategorized
Tagged advocacy, animal behavior, Animal Farm Foundation, animal welfare, asking hard questions, best practices, critical thinking, dog rescue, dogs, Drayton Michaels, Kelly Schutt Cottrell, learning, losing the forest for the trees, non-profits, Pit Bull Guru, pit bulls, rehoming animals, rescue groups, role of language, self reflection, self-fulfilling prophecy, Your Pit Bull and You
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Playing, Pausing and Playing Back
After reaching my dog talk saturation point at the Sense & Sensibility Seminar in Chicago last weekend, I’ve been a little lax with returning to the blog. I’ve still got a post brewing full of highlights from Patricia McConnell and … Continue reading
Posted in Animal behavior and training, Dog play, Fun Stuff, Teaching and learning, Uncategorized, Videos
Tagged animal behavior, dog behavior, dog body language, dog ownership, dog play, dog training, dog-dog interaction, dogs, interpreting dog play, Patricia McConnell, puppies, puppy playdates, puppy training, rescue dogs, Sense & Sensibility Seminar, Steve White, using video with dogs, video cases
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