Bait Bag

Goodbye Dante

by Lisa August 31, 2010

It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of our oldest boy, Dante. Surrounded by myself and Lawrence, his brothers, and friends who came to say goodbye, he died peacefully at home and left the pain of his arthritis, wasting and cancer behind. He came to us shortly after we got married and [...]

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French Police to give away free gas to good drivers? Qu’est-ce que c’est?

by Lisa August 29, 2010

Apparently along the route to the south of France from Paris to Orleans to Limoges to Toulouse drivers during the four weeks of the national “vacances” will be rewarded for good driving with coupons for approximately sixty dollars’ worth of gas. While the nay-sayers might call it bribery, the fact is that behavior modification is always more effective [...]

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Website maintenance time!

by Lisa August 25, 2010

Just a quick note to let everyone know that tonight we’ll be upgrading the software that runs the Three Dogs website. There shouldn’t be any visible impact from your point of view, but just in case there is please drop me a line to let us know. Thanks!

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Website maintenance

by Lisa June 25, 2010

Just a quick note to let everyone know that tonight we’ll be upgrading the software that runs the Three Dogs website. There shouldn’t be any visible impact from the user’s point of view, but just in case there is please drop me a line to let us know. Thanks!

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By George! A great dog needs your help!

by Lisa May 5, 2010

Big Apple Bull Terrier Rescue recently gave me the lovely opportunity to meet George the Bull Terrier in his foster home. I was struck by how affectionate he was, how well he got along with his female k9 housemate (and humans too) and how interested he was in doing anything I asked him to do. [...]

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Three Dogs denim shirt now available!

by Lisa April 11, 2010

A bunch of folks have remarked about the denim shirts I’ve been wearing both to classes and in-home visits and they’re now available from the Three Dogs Gear store! Doing what I do (and being on the business end of goofy doggies all day) really can take its toll on clothes and I struggled for years to [...]

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To infinity and Boo-yond, Comrade!

by Lisa April 3, 2010

As part of our Humane Education visits we put together a series of pictures called Travels with Boo that featured Boo inserted into all sorts of silly historical situations. The fun of the game was that the kids had to successfully guess where (or when) Boo was and their favorite picture of all time was [...]

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Boo’s got his own Three Dogs Gear t-shirt!

by Lisa March 27, 2010

Boo’s always been the quiet one at Three Dogs: slowly and ungainly making his way through life without the noise and bravado that always announces Dante and Porthos. What was denied him at birth due to probable cerebellar hypoplasia, Boo was paid back in full with a laid back personality and easygoing mannerisms that gave him everything he [...]

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Shock collars banned in Wales thanks to the RSPCA and The Kennel Club!

by Lisa March 23, 2010

For as much as I don’t mince words about aversive training methods, I especially don’t mince words about the use of shock collars in dog training. Apparently others don’t either: Communications Director Caroline Kisko [The Kennel Club of the UK] said: “Electric shock collars train dogs through pain and through fear – they are a [...]

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Three Dogs Gear is now available!

by Lisa March 20, 2010

For years we’ve toyed with the idea and quietly experimented in the background, but now we’re proud to announce that Three Dogs Gear is finally available! Working with CafePress, we’re now offering great Three Dogs Training t-shirts and, in the future, other nifty things!

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What’s a SuperBowl, or Go Doritos!

by Lisa February 6, 2010

Many of you know that I don’t follow sports. I only really focus on sports to illustrate how one should be praising their dogs when training. You have golf praise for the long behaviors and football praise for recalls and new behaviors. That’s pretty much all I know about sports and the only reason I ever [...]

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