Dogs need a little Freedom! Giving them the space to make decisionsMaisie, on a leash, walks down to the end of our driveway. She looks left, then right and decides to go right. So off we go to the right…Dec 12, 2024Dec 12, 2024
Book Recommendation!“Dog Smart: Life-changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence”Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 2024
First Contact: How to Greet a New Dog.Imagine you’re walking down the road, and ahead of you is a larger-than-you person. Upon seeing you, he rushes towards you, sticking his…Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 2024
Learning how to CompeteOctober 31, 2024 This is the second blog in the series “Let the Game Teach.” This is about drilling down into what it means to compete and…Oct 31, 2024Oct 31, 2024
Why Writers need Dogs!It’s 5:00 AM in a house nestled in the piñon and juniper dotted hills in Santa Fe County. A dog, Sally, wakes Anne Hillerman, to go…Oct 10, 2024Oct 10, 2024
Let the Game Teach: A series of blogs on sports, kids, and competitionIntroduction This is a bimonthly series of blogs on something dear to my heart: coaching sports. The goal is to deepen the conversation and…Oct 8, 2024Oct 8, 2024
What is it with Little Dogs?The question of this column is, “Why do small dogs think they can boss everyone around?” The answer is they have a power over us. Here is…Sep 12, 2024Sep 12, 2024
On a hot August morning, daydreaming of running in October with a great dogHere is my daydream on this hot August morning in Santa Fe. It starts early in the day. There is a dog resting his head on our bed, staring…Aug 15, 2024Aug 15, 2024
For the dog-obsessed: “Kahu”This comes under the idea that words matter. In the Western world, we commonly (and in the legal system) use the word “owner” to describe…Jul 16, 2024Jul 16, 2024
Don’t Yell at Your Dog!Remember when you were a kid and did something “wrong,” and your parent yelled at you? I will always remember when I was a teenager, I took…Jul 11, 2024Jul 11, 2024
