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Articles by Linda McVay

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  Lovely and Dangerous

  September 09, 2010 by Linda McVay

  The day was sunny and the field was beautiful, with tall golden grass gracefully dancing in the breeze. My husband and I leashed the dogs and headed out to explore and enjoy this magical scene. The dogs...

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  Simple Act of Fetch

  September 04, 2010 by Linda McVay

  People love to play fetch with their dogs, it's not only a great way to exercise FiFi but it's fun to watch those amazing mid-air catches and the aerobatics that our dogs effortlessly offer us. The athletes...

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  Is my dog just being stubborn, willful, stupid?

  March 23, 2010 by Linda McVay

    Certainly you have set out to learn something new and found it was a lot harder than you thought it would be? Maybe your goal was learning to play a musical instrument or mastering a pirouette in...

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  Surf's Up or Hey Buddy, Park It.

  January 15, 2010 by Linda McVay

  In the first part of Surf's Up we discussed ways to minimize counter surfing, including management and environmental enrichment. In the second part of Surf's Up we will focus on a DRI (Differential Reinforcement...

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  Surf's Up! Part One

  October 06, 2009 by Linda McVay

  I call it counter surfing, you might simply call it stealing. Food just seems to disappear from the kitchen counter, off the dining room table, from the baby's highchair or even from the barbecue grill...

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  New Beginnings - Safety with Children & Dogs

  July 31, 2009 by Linda McVay

    A number of our clients have been welcoming new life into their homes; some in the form of a puppy or older dog and many in the form of a tiny, squealing bundle of human joy. We congratulate you...

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  Environmental Enrichment

  May 13, 2009 by Linda McVay

    Imagine being a dog in a home where all things are provided free of charge: food routinely appears in a handy decorative bowl; there are plenty of soft places to sleep; once a day you are walked...

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  Children and Dogs

  March 16, 2009 by Linda McVay

    Dogs are wonderful companions! They have lived with us for thousands of years contributing in a multitude of ways to the survival of the human species. Dogs have churned our butter, transported...