Some Heroes Wear Collars

10/03/2026

10/03/2026

Building unbreakable focus during training means staying committed to the target scent, no matter what. What's your dog's favorite reward?

10/02/2026

Elsa learned as a tiny puppy that when she p*ed, she got p*e monkey. Now, morning pottie is a quick outing. Now we have linked a sequence from get monkey to eat.

09/30/2026

Excerpt from Some Heroes Wear Collars

Harry leapt against the window, barking. He scratched at the door. Bits of vinyl and pressboard tore away from the door panel of our 4Runner as he pulled and dug at the door panel. He seemed to be saying.
“Hey, Sally, why are you playing with that dog, with my most favored squeaky flat fox tug? Stop squealing, jumping, and stop cooing to her. I am your Harry! I know you heard me; I saw you jump when I barked, but you keep tugging, dancing and wiggling. That dog watched you until she saw my squeaky fox tug trying to escape behind you. That dog pounced on my most favorite squeaky fox tug and gave it a kill shake.” The car shook as Harry threw himself at the doors.
By the time I returned to the car, there was Harry sitting among the carnage that had been the backseat of my car. He looked pretty glad to see that his efforts had paid off. In Harry’s mind, because of his barking, scratching, and digging, I had returned to him. Harry seemed to smile as he sat, panting, among the scraps of vinyl and particle board that had been the side panels of my car doors.

07/03/2026

Occupy your pup, or she will find ways to occupy herself! Post a picture of your pup's creative occupations!

07/01/2026

Watch baby Elsa relaxing with her favorite toy.

06/29/2026

Golden Retreiver Puppy Ninja Pool Noodle Course

06/27/2026

When Elsa was a puppy, we installed a puppy gate. Not as effective as we had hoped. See how I allowed her to problem-solve without telling her where to go?

06/27/2026

Ninja Puppy Elsa on her big toy. She loved the slide, and watching the world from her second story platform.