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11/12/2026

One vital part of building/maintaining off leash reliability is maintaining connection between the dog and human.

This video is an example of this.

If you want to know how to build this, just ask!

11/09/2026

Puppies and adolescent dogs can be really obnoxious.

This is not a ‘problem’ but rather a normal part of development. They are learning social skills and trying out behaviors to see what happens.

I feel VERY strongly that I am the one tasked with managing the puppy, not the other dogs. Other dogs are brilliant socialization opportunities since they speak the puppy’s native language, but I don’t want them to feel backed into a corner by a puppy who isn’t listening to them and then feel the need to escalate the message they are trying to send via aggressive behavior like growling, barking, snarling, snapping and charging. I want dogs to use/model non violent ways of navigating conflict, not aggression, so I step in before it gets to that point. Here’s a video example of what this looks like with Kiri and the husky brothers/Baroodle boys:

Ayla Ridley

11/08/2026

Look. I know it's dark and cold and I wanna lie in bed all day too, but the world is really gorgeous right now.

11/05/2026

Barking.

It’s one of the most common behavior ‘problems’ I hear about.

I’ve got a lot to say on this topic especially because Kiri was a VERY barky puppy (see video) and has taught me a lot.

Would anyone be interested in an ebook or in depth video/webinar about barking? If so, please comment BARK below.

11/02/2026

Living with these guys truly feels like living with family. They genuinely seem to like doing things as a group altogether versus me taking them one at a time into a separate space to do a task like nail trims.

Also, it appears that Kiri learns particularly well through observing other dogs. I have spent months trying to teach her to lay on her side with with luring, shaping, and capturing with really limited and transient progress. A few weeks ago, she watched me trim Leo’s nails as he laid on his side, and she was staring so intensely at him I and then got down on her side just like him. Since that time when the nail clippers come out, she offers to lay on her side and does so calmly and with minimal movement. She is fascinating.

10/31/2026

Check out how Leo and Jasper choose to orient their bodies after I give them each a chew. They are politely communicating that they value their chew and do not want to share and they respect the other’s message as well. Gorgeous communication, boys!

10/28/2026

Living with an adolescent dog is hard. They have a lot of ideas and they think their ideas are the best ones. The key for humans is to offer the dog choice whenever possible but also to never give choice if there isn’t one. No tricks. No lies.

This is a nail session with Kiri. None of her nails *needed* to be clipped, therefore , I could offer her a lot of choice. If she walked away, that would have been fine. This was a dialogue between us where Kiri made some suggestions and I listened to her and it turned out GREAT! Like actually probably the best nail session we’ve had!

If I *needed* to cut her nails, this would have looked very different. If you want to know more about that, just ask!

10/27/2026

Threshold release by name: dogs will wait at a threshold until their name is called.

This is an essential skill managing groups of dogs and this crew rocks at it! Ayla Ridley Cari Byrd Olsen Eric Olsen Carolyn Mullet Aiden Olsen

10/26/2026

I actually really look forward to rainy wanders with these boys 💜

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