Tag Archives: dog training classes

Want a positive relationship with your dog? Then look to the “negative space” for training help.

Posted on August 27, 2012 by emily douglas

The following is a repost of an article I wrote a little over a year ago titled “Learning to move in the negative space.”  After spending some time observing my fellow dog owners in a recent training workshop, I thought … Continue reading →

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10 Things I Love About My Dog Trainer

Posted on July 23, 2012 by emily douglas

She believes that good dog ownership (and good dog training practice) begins with a genuine willingness to listen and to learn She likes to have fun with her dogs, not dominate them or use them to prop up her own … Continue reading →

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Learning to move in the “negative space”

Posted on April 19, 2011 by emily douglas

Every discipline includes a number of fundamental concepts that help guide both novice learning and expert practice in the field.  Mathematics teachers know that students must understand the properties of real numbers before algebraic thinking is possible, and history teachers … Continue reading →

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