Liane Ehrich, CVT

Well, this isn't how we expected 2020 to go! Talk about a whirlwind few months! It feels like the last three weeks have been three...

Have you ever worked at something really hard? Maybe a certain word in a crossword puzzle has you stumped. Or maybe you’ve been trying to...

By now most folks have seen the video of Stella, the dog that communicates her desires through a complicated setup of buttons laid out on...

Years ago, when I trained horses for a living, a friend and I were setting out with our horses from our training barn when we were...

The world of dog training has devolved into two factions: one has a cult-like adherence to a positive only training philosophy, and the...

I remember reading long ago that there are more differences within a dog breed from one individual to the next than there is between...

How do I stop my dog from eating...? How do I stop my dog from doing...? These are the two most common questions asked by frustrated dog...

Go to any dog-related forum right now and do a quick survey of the answers to every single behavior problem from barking to leash...

I talk a lot about criteria in dog training. Having good criteria can make or break your dog training plans, and yet many of us, when...

Those of us who spend time in the world of animal training or veterinary medicine often develop very strong opinions about how things...

And why you should Today was day one of my multi-species clicker training effort. I started with the two chicks that are currently taking...

Awwww.... He looks so sad. Recent research has discovered that 33,000 years isn't the only thing separating wolves from dogs. They're...

How did we end up here? Discussing the elimination habits of herbivores vs carnivores/omnivores? We're dog trainers, thats how, and...

I like cool ribbons. I do. I like earning them and keeping them flat so they don't wrinkle, and looking for a place to hang them where...

Well, ok, that and all the sheep are squirting out babies left and right and mommas and babies don't herd well even for the knowledgable...

Ive been thinking about confidence and courage a lot lately as I work to help a couple of fearful dogs learn new ways of greeting their...

My new dog Ruby has no self control: She attacks the hose every time it's on, she snatches what she wants from other dogs, she goes over...

After much thought, Ruby's owner has decided that rehoming Ruby and Bubbles is in the best interests of both dogs. We support her in this...

Last week Billy (our favorite livestock and ranch guardian) found what appeared to be a dirty, and somewhat slobbery animal that looked a...

Tagg's a terrible sheep dog. At least thats how I felt Sunday. We had a great day on sheep last Wednesday, and then Sunday was godawful....