Archive for the ‘Exercise’ Category
Sunday Afternoon Disaster
Everything was going great. Rach had a big pot of chili cooking on the stove, I was sitting in front of my big screen TV, favorite adult beverage in hand, enjoying the afternoon when disaster struck.
Tom Brady, last year’s league MVP, arguably one of the best players to ever suit up, the quarterback for the [...]
Dog Training – How To Teach Your Dog To Fetch
I was on my first lesson with a nice couple that had just adopted a three year old Golden Retriever. We went out in the backyard to do some obedience training and exercise with their dog. At one point, the wife picked up a tennis ball, got the dog excited and threw the ball. The [...]
Dog Training – What You Need To Know About Tug O War
Playing tug can be a great game for your dog. Tug games have gotten a bad rap and many dog owners have been told to never play tug with their dog. I have a little different take on the subject and teach that tug can and should be played as long as you follow some [...]
Dog Training – How to Solve a Dog’s Behavior Problems In Two Simple Steps
A lot of behavior problems are exercise problems. Many of the dogs that I see are not suffering from a behavior problem; they simply have too much pent-up energy and need exercise. In this article you’ll learn the two forms of exercise that all dogs need.
It’s important to understand that a lot of behavior problems [...]
The Clever Hans Effect
In the late 1800s, a German high school mathematics instructor named Wilhelm Von Osten began parading around his horse, "Clever Hans".
You see, Clever Hans was no ordinary horse. Clever Hans could add, subtract, multiply, divide, work with fractions, tell time, keep track of the calendar, differentiate musical tones, read, spell, and understand German.
Clever Hans would [...]