This post uses affiliate links, making a purchase through them is one way to support the blog "What do you say to yourself before you snap the ball?" he asked me one day. "Uh, I don't know," I said, thinking about it. "There are times when I'm on the sideline that I say to myself,... Continue Reading →
The Hawthorne Effect: Does Your Dog Try Harder Because You’re Watching?
Yes. No. Maybe. It depends. Got all our bases covered? Good. What is the Hawthorne Effect? The name comes from studies conducted at the Hawthorne Works factory, studies that discovered worker productivity increased simply because workers knew they were being observed, not because they were working in better or worse conditions. This "observer effect" has... Continue Reading →
Culinary Class Wars: The Korean Cooking Show With All Of The Ingredients For A Satisfying Nose Work Team Experience
Edward Lee, "Self-Made Chef" and others from Season 1 of Culinary Class Wars (photo from allaboutseoul.com) Grab some bibimbap, a nice dong po rou, and your favorite of the jang trio (I vote for gochujang), and get ready to talk nose work, Korean cooking show style! A while back I wrote a post about the... Continue Reading →
Coyote
It all started with a swallow dropping a piece of dried clay on my head back in May during a workshop in Rock Island, IL. I was standing among a group of participants watching a dog search for a couple of hides among a collection of semi trucks, an RV, a utility trailer and such.... Continue Reading →
Celebrate The “Wild Music” Of Your Dog’s Search
When I think about why I give my time and energy to the practice of searching with dogs and humans, I know it is because I see a great opportunity for humans to be transformed by the experience. And, if humans can be transformed through a deep and mysterious connection with their dogs, maybe there... Continue Reading →
Tao Te Dog Of The Day
Verse 78 is our random verse for the day: Under heaven nothing is more soft and yielding than water. Yet for attacking the solid and strong, nothing is better; It has no equal. The weak can overcome the strong; The supple can overcome the stiff. Under heaven everyone knows this, Yet no one puts it... Continue Reading →