May 3, 2022overnight guestMy sister came to visit us. It was both wonderful (we hadn't seen each other for 5 years!) and stressful because of Skye. She doesn't...
Apr 18, 2022DSCC 2Continuing the desensitization and counter-conditioning (DSCC) to our pet sitter. Tanya is now coming alone in the house and is able to...
Apr 15, 2022collar with dadWe are getting really close to get Skye wearing a collar! Look at her doing some training with her dad: Yay!
Apr 13, 2022relaxed stayWe started working on getting Skye to relax on her mat. Our training is inspired by the Dr. Karen Overall's protocol for relaxation. It's...
Apr 10, 2022secret santa #8Skye did amazingly well today with the visit of her future pet sitter, so she got to get one of the last toys from her endless secret...
Apr 10, 2022DSCCAfter Skye nipped Tanya, we took a step back in our pet sitter's introduction. Back to basic desensitization and counter-conditioning...
Apr 8, 2022no training thanksWe always start our training session by a hand targeting, but Skye wasn't into it this morning... I have got to say that she is really...
Apr 4, 2022safe with momA couple of painters came to do some work on the house. Skye wasn't very happy about it but instead of going outside in the yard, she...
Apr 2, 2022Einkorn pizza doughEinkorn (Triticum monococcum) is a very ancient grain and the primitive ancestor to the commonly used modern dwarf wheat. Like modern...
Mar 31, 2022Where does the chicken come from?Yes, chickens descend from the jungle fowl who themselves descend from the Tyrannosaurus rex (see "Her great-great-...-great-grandma was...