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Training Tips for the Leadville Trail 100

If all of the attention to Lance Armstrong riding this weekend’s Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race has you thinking about riding the...
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Real Estate Manager Tip Of The Week

(Here is an excerpt from my How To Have A Successful Managing Attitude Book. This book is the first of 4 that comprise my 4 Procedure Real Estate...
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Use for the command "down" - National Train Your Dog Month

  • uses for the down command
  • January 27, 2012
While you have now conquered uses for the sit command, try thinking of ways to use the "down" for your Belgian. APDT (Association of Pet...
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Making use of "sit" - National Train Your Dog Month

The sit command is one of the first ones most puppies learn. Families can take a treat, bring it up from their Belgian puppy's nose and to...
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Dog Tricks and Dog Obedience for kids

  • Dog Tricks and Dog Obedience
  • November 28, 2011
Looking for a fun gift for the dog loving kids you know? Look no further than Dog Tricks and Dog Obedience by Liz Palika - Edge books from Capstone...
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A Dog's Purpose - book review

  • A Dog's Purpose - book
  • September 20, 2011
I admit, I shuffled this book further down on my reading list a few times. I had heard it was excellent but *assumed* it was a training book -...
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Event cancellations - turn the situation around

  • AKC event cancellations
  • September 7, 2011
With the wild weather throughout the US over 2011, many dog events have had to be cancelled. AKC now has a link for cancellations. Flooding, wild...
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ATTS - temperament testing - Part 4

  • ATTS Temperament testing for dogs
  • August 28, 2011
The ATTS keeps statistics on all dogs that enter their temperament tests. While only the dog's handler and the tester know if an individual dog...
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ATTS - temperament testing - Part 3

  • ATTS temperament testing
  • August 26, 2011
There are five more tests to cover in the ATTS temperament test.The next category is Tactile Stimuli. There are two subtests here, using different...
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ATTS - temperament testing - Part 2

  • ATTS testing for dogs
  • August 22, 2011
Part 1 was an overview of the ATTS testing system. This column will look at the first half of the tests. We will look at two Belgians who took part...
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