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Travels with Dogs
Michael Baugh CPDT-KA, CDBC I’ve set off across the country a few times now. I gathered up my things, and packed them with my sense of self. It was always for a job; that’s the way it was working in … Continue reading
The Time for Truth
Michael Baugh, CPDT-KA, CDBC There are few things more controversial in the dog world than this plain-spoken statement. You don’t have to use intimidation, pain or fear to train a dog. It is, of course, the truth. We have century-old … Continue reading
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Swim Stella, Swim!
Michael Baugh, CPDT-KA, CDBC “This dog can’t swim.” That’s what I thought as I watched her struggle, bob and tip in the pond. I was about to jump in the murky water myself when I saw Stella briefly roll onto … Continue reading
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Stella at Two
Michael Baugh, CPDT-KA, CDBC There was a night I feared she would not survive. She was twitching incessantly and crying inconsolably. We knew her disease was often fatal, but she had to survive. We’d only had her a few weeks, … Continue reading
Meditation on Dogs
They growl a bit of trash talk and move swiftly side to side. White teeth blur, mouths agape. Furred bodies parry and stop. Breathe. With a start again, little one leaps. Lanky one follows onto the bed, sheets and pillow … Continue reading
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Real Dog Training is Cool
Michael Baugh, CPDT-KA, CDBC Real Dog Training is cool. Don’t get me wrong, some TV trainers are okay. Victoria Stillwell was a real reward-based trainer before she got her own show, and that convertible of hers is pretty darn cool. … Continue reading
For Juno
Michael Baugh, CPDT-KA, CDBC This is not a eulogy or an obituary. She is still alive. Under the desk, just inches away, Juno is sleeping deeply. If I called her she would still sleep. Her hearing’s not the same as … Continue reading
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Calming Shelter Dogs
Michael Baugh, CPDT-KA, CDBC Sometimes the best thing you can do for a shelter dog’s emotional well being is nothing at all. But, please don’t misunderstand. “Nothing” in this case doesn’t mean neglect. If fact, this kind of “doing nothing” … Continue reading
Lifetime Dogs
Michael Baugh CPDT-KA, CDBC I hear them all the time, stories about that one dog that changed a person’s life. Sometimes the dog is right there. More often than not the dog is already gone, dead, maybe a year, maybe … Continue reading
Weekends at BARC
Micahel Baugh CPDT-KA, CDBC Animal shelters can be hard places for dogs and for people too. Most of us choose not to go. They are places of heartbreak. We don’t want to see them. The faces tell stories of life … Continue reading
