Last updated: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:55:52
It is now Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:23:12
Last updated: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:55:52
It is now Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:23:12
Older favorite links, with descriptions, are in the Coherent Dog Archives. All the old links are present there.
I will be adding new links at times. I do not permit advertising on Coherent Dog. However, I have included one link here to items for sale; that is to Dusty's Designs, where craftswoman and super Human DogMum Annie cares for elderly diabetic dog Dusty.
Annie makes jewelry and sells it to benefit other dogs with diabetes. Costs of caring for a diabetic dog are quite high, especially in the first few months after diagnosis. Many humans are unable to meet the costs, but because diabetes is manageable, they do not want to put their dogs down. The Muffin Diabetic Pets Association, often called just "Muffin" by its members, tries to support dogs and cats whose humans are completely unable to find other support to meet their diabetic needs. Funds are severely limited, and the Muffin Board is unable to support more than just a few animals.
One hundred percent of the proceeds of the sale of Annie's jewelry goes to the Muffin Diabetic Pets Association, to try to help others.
Trainer Jackie McGowan uses much material as taught by Turid Rugaas, along with quite a lot of her own that she has thought about and worked with for many years now.
Jackie has consistently been a champion for dogs, in particular, those who suffer from over-reactivity. She insists, always and first, on respecting the dogs for who they are. I just cannot imagine a better starting - and finishing - point than that.
The point is to work with dogs on their own terms; to work with them according to who thy are.
Our best chances to provide happy, healthy lives for our dogs is always to start and finish with that: work with the dog according to who the dog is!
As I write this, on 2 August, 2008, Jackie is putting finishing touches on her brand new web site, at Fanickally.
Jackie also hosts a Yahoo group, where she has been carrying on her championing for some years now. I recommend this group for further study for anyone insterested in dogs, most especially those who react strongly to events in their lives.
You will find Jackie and many other contributors at Pos-4-ReactiveDogs.
Robert H. Thouless wrote this wonderful little book in 1930, with revisions in 1953 and 1974. This is indeed a useful primer on the topic of its title.
For anybody who gets caught up in a need to Bunk-or-DeBunk, or who feels assailed by what seems obvious - but annoyingly ever-present - nonsense, the book is a mind-saver. Yay for Thouless!
I certainly hope this web page on Thirty-eight dishonest tricks stays with us for a few centuries or more, as it becomes clear that in the world of dogs, dog-training and dog-behavior, such clarity of thought and argument can only be a blessing.
What does the phrase "trade secret" evoke? Likely, the idea that something special, specially hidden, is about to be revealed. The phrase is a come-on, a catch-all, intended to arouse interest, as though you're about to be let in on something special. It has emotional overtones to it, and can lead to social traps, or, as the computer-people call it, "social engineering."
But my little trade secret really is nothing but a habit I hope to nurture for myself for my entire life: that of asking MYSELF: "What if...?" And the first "What if...?" is, "What if I'm wrong?"
So, in an instance where I might feel confused, I court further confusion in myself, by asking, "What if I'm wrong? What then?" And so, I go on a search for alternative possibilities.
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I will add other links as the occasion arises.
