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Tag Archives: teaching
Obsession with breed: As troublesome as discrimination against it
In light of the current political context surrounding both the teaching profession and pit bull welfare right now, I thought this could use a repost. This piece was originally posted in March of 2012. Most of my professional experience has … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Best Friends Animal Society, Teaching and learning
Tagged animal rescue, animal welfare, Best Friends Animal Society, breed discrimination, BSL, dog behavior, dog breeds, dog rescue, dog training, dogs, education, humane education, pit bull, pit bull rescue, professional community, rescue volunteer, teacher training, teaching
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Want a positive relationship with your dog? Then look to the “negative space” for training help.
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
Photos of the Day
We were back today for round two of our visits to Camp PAWS at our local humane society, and Peaches once again did her best to get in as many neck kisses, head massages, butt hugs and full body squeezes … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Teaching and learning, Therapy Dogs or dogs in need of therapy, Uncategorized
Tagged american staffordshire terrier, animal shelter, Ann Arbor, dogs, humane education, Humane Society of Huron Valley, kids and dogs, Michigan, peaches, pit bull, rescue dogs, teaching, teaching and learning, therapy dogs
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Therapy Dogs: Not Born, Not Made, but Shaped
As an inherently romantic society, we Americans love talking about how we were “born to” do something. “I was born to run.” “She was born a gifted writer.” “He was born to do this kind of work.” . . . … Continue reading
Learning to move in the “negative space”
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
