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Emotional Awareness and Mindful Dog Training
Dogs are very sensitive to our emotions, and respond much better to a calm person than to a fearful or angry one. Mindful dog training uses mindfulness techniques to insert our consciousness into every step of the dog training process. When we are emotionally aware, we can make better decisions, project calm energy, and respond in a more healthy and helpful fashion. -
BARF – Sourcing, Balancing, Preparing a Raw Food Diet for My Shiba Inu
This is a guest post written by Alisa, human companion to a rescue Shiba Inu named Kuma. Copyright © Alisa and Kuma. Disclaimer: Pet nutrition is a complicated topic with many grey zones and contradicting information from experts. Even pet nutrition organizations NRC (National Research Council), AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control), and FEDIAF (European […] -
BARF – Why I Feed My Shiba Inu a Raw Diet
B.A.R.F. stands for Biologically Accurate Raw Food. This article gives an introduction to raw dog diets, why I choose to feed my Shiba Inu a raw diet, how I do raw feeding, and some raw diet faqs. -
Pet Loss – Dealing with the Death of My Two Dogs
I lost my two Husky dogs recently. This is about my journey through anxiety and depression after losing the two big loves of my life. -
Tortora’s Study, Dog Aggression, and Shock Collars
Discussion of Tortora's 1983 study which presents a 9 step process for suppressing avoidance motivated aggression in dogs. We examine Tortora's paper in detail, in particular what it says about shock collars and dog aggression. -
Do Our Dogs Love Us Unconditionally?
People often say that dogs love us unconditionally. Is this really true? Do dogs really love us, or is their "love" just a form of behavioral conditioning? We talk about doggy love, human love, and the human-dog relationship. -
3 Dog Training Techniques
I had a lot of troubles with my Shiba Inu at the start. I was expecting a Disneyesque kind of dog, but got a furry terror instead. Here, I talk about 3 training techniques I used at the start, mistakes I made, and why I have stopped using these methods.