Miscommunication and Training Failures Transformed
The Long and Winding Road to Partnership…it’s a beautiful ride! (This is a guest blog by Debra Smilie Blomgren) I was born wanting a dog. Thanks to my beloved Grandma, whose family raised Boxers in Germany, my gift for my 12th birthday was a dog. My wish was for a German Shepherd. Instead, a wrinkled […]
Dog Barking-Lunging Fits Transformed
Connie and Rowley: A Personal Story of Transformation An Adventure in Learning. (This is a guest blog by Connie Burnet) Some people, when they get into middle age, buy a sports car. Me? I adopted my first Border Collie! Being single and in my 50s, my dogs are my immediate family. I have several Shelties […]
A Painful Relationship Transformed
Nancy and Bruce: Personal Story of Transformation Learning to Dance (This is a guest blog by Nancy Flynn) My dog Bruce is amazing. I know in my heart that he is a very talented dog. If you can’t see clearly that my dog is top notch, it’s because I may be obscuring the view. He […]
Working Sheepdog Partnership Transformed
Janis and Bryn: Personal Story of Transformation (This is a guest blog by Janis Reuter) Here I sit. A moment for contemplation of the journey Bryn and I began a year ago with Kathy’s Magic of Partnership. Killiebrae Bryn, a sweet and strong border collie with much natural ability for stock dog work, came home […]
Competition Failures Transformed
When Good Karma Won’t Stay (This is a guest blog by Julie Bacon) There’s a popular quote: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got.” That was us, me and my Bernese Mountain Dog, Karma, when it came to having a solid stay in obedience. We practiced, yet […]
Training and health roadblocks transformed by a committed relationship
Erin and Doyle: I didn’t know this back then, but when a dog comes into your life it changes it. (This is a guest blog by Erin Feery) Doyle’s birth six years ago this June was the start of a new chapter in my life. Doyle is a wonderful teacher. He taught me about […]
Big dog dangerously pulling his person by the leash is transformed to an attentive partner.
Theresa and DaVinci learn how to connect. (This is a guest blog by Theresa Urbanczyk) My name is Theresa Urbanczyk and my dog is DaVinci. I’m 53 years old and work full-time for a trade show management company. I love animals and nature. I love to garden and do landscaping, as I love to […]
Frustrated dog and person transform into a working partnership.
Tresa and Fleck: Enjoy Partnership through Learning Together (This is a guest blog by Tresa Laferty) My husband and I have had border collies for about 17 years. They are a big part of our lives in every way. For many years, we did flyball and agility and dabbled in herding with them. When […]
Scary and reactive transformed into canine good citizen and therapy dog
Dee and Phalen: Dreams kept alive by love. (This is a guest post by Dee Wilusz) My name is Dee Wilusz and I am the very proud mom of 6 White Shepherds and or White shepherd mixes. They all came to me through rescue except for my youngest. Phalen is my first dog from […]
Russell: Heart and Legacy
It’s taken me a week to find the heart to write this post. I want to share our story. I hope that I can make it to the ending. I guess I should just start with the end: He’s gone. My heart is broken. My Russell is now on the other side of the veil. […]
