4 posts tagged with dogs by freshwater_pr0n.
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Help me to be the best dog trainer possible to my clients! Tell me what you look for in a dog trainer, and what you hope the experience will be like. Tell me your best and worst experiences. I teach group classes in basic and advanced obedience, work with owners whose dogs have serious behavior problems like aggression and anxiety, and everything in between, so all feedback is helpful. [more inside]
posted by freshwater_pr0n
on Aug 26, 2008 -
8 answers
My 8 year old Border Collie mix has been experiencing weakness in his hind legs recently. He often doesn't have the strength to jump up on the couch or the bed. He doesn't seem to be in any acute pain, but he's reluctant to walk long distances (more than 100 yards.) He's in good spirits, and shows no urinary or bowel incontinence. He doesn't knuckle under when he walks, but does turn his feet out. When he stands, his hind legs splay out. Does this sound familiar to anyone?? [more inside]
posted by freshwater_pr0n
on Mar 24, 2008 -
18 answers
I work with dogs who suffer from severe thunderstorm phobia. It's a difficult problem to manage because there are so many stimuli involved - the noise, the lightning itself, the smell of ozone, etc. These dogs seem to be able to sense atmospheric electrical charges that occur during thunderstorms - they feel the static in the air. Many of them head to the bathtub. I assume that the grounding plumbing pipes provide discharges the static.
I would like to build something that would help dogs who are fearful of the electrical phenomena that occur during thunderstorms, but I lack the physics background to even articulate clearly what I'm looking for.
Ideas, anyone? [more inside]
posted by freshwater_pr0n
on Mar 26, 2006 -
19 answers
I have two well-trained, photogenic dogs. A photographer recently suggested to me that other professional photographers might like to use them as models. How do I go about finding people who are interested in hiring my dogs?
posted by freshwater_pr0n
on Oct 20, 2005 -
7 answers
