hiking with dogs – Free Range Dogs

EP10: Dogs, Wrestling Rattlesnakes and Scorpions navigating by the stars: Mysteries of the World Around us in Apache Junction, Arizona

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023Free Range Dogs

What you’ll learn in this episode: Differences in how people, dogs, and other creatures, such as rattlesnakes, sense and perceive their world How these differences impact our perceptions of behaviors, and thus our reactions to the behaviors of other creatures How modern developments in technology have changed our perceptions of the behaviors and thinking...

Here’s Looking at You, Kid, in Aspen, Colorado

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022Free Range Dogs

Recently we talked about rope, the primary and simplest tool a dog trainer needs. In this week’s blog we will explore the second essential training tool: your voice. It’s the one thing we all use to communicate, and yet we underestimate its power and potential peril when used to train our dogs. Since we...

A Community of Dogs in Kentucky

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022Free Range Dogs

Nicole was unpacking her suitcase this morning and examining her new walking shoes that had just completed their first sojourn. We had just returned from a Thanksgiving trip to Kentucky. I spent mornings and afternoons in a deer stand while Nicole went for daily restorative walks along the narrow travel lanes in this picturesque...

EP 5: Learning to Use a Rope to Free your Dog in Tucson, AZ

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022Free Range Dogs

What you’ll learn about training your dog to safely run free in open country: The difference between using a leash and using a rope when dog training What a check cord is and how to make one How to use a check cord to train your dog to be a Free Range Dog What...

Communicating with your Dog: Essentials of Dog Training in Las Vegas, NV

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022Free Range Dogs

A dog and a man walk into a bar. Both take seats side by side at the counter and the man begins a long one-sided conversation with the dog. He explores the meaning of life, the burdens of a mortal existence, and how lucky the dog is that he’s just a simple dog, uncluttered...

EP 3: Off-Leash Hiking on the Wasatch Front- Interview with Kimber Barrus

October 13, 2022October 27, 2022Free Range Dogs

What you’ll learn about off-leash Free Range Dog hiking with a group of dogs: Dogs who run together on a trail and/or who live together become a pack Dog packs learn to respond to commands, such as “Pull Over” on a trail, as a group Dogs communicate with and learn from each other Hiking...

EP 2: Trust your Dog, It “Nose” what it’s Doing! – Interview with Kristi Smith, Head Trainer at Dog Trainer, U.S. and the Canine Development Center in Peoria, Arizona

September 29, 2022October 3, 2022Free Range Dogs

What you’ll learn about dogs and their amazing sense of smell: A dog’s nose is its superpower Dogs can be trained to use scent to discern cardiac incidents, diabetic episodes, and seizures minutes before they occur Dogs can also detect cancer using scent Your dog identifies you through scent and keeps track of you...