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Kayley Paylor
Jan 30, 20215 min read
How to Hold a Leash and Other Small But Paradigm Shifting Tips
Yesterday, my husband and I took a walk with my pack plus our board and train dog. I had the board and train dog and Amalu. He took...
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Kayley Paylor
Jan 30, 20217 min read
Creating Context with Equipment
I have a lot of dog gear. Not a huge amount of collars, all my dogs only have a tag collar and a regular martingale and Anubi has a...
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Kayley Paylor
Dec 13, 20205 min read
Temperament - Nature, Nurture, or Somewhere in Between?
The question of nature vs nurture has been hotly debated time and again. There have been many studies done to attempt to answer this...
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Kayley Paylor
Nov 27, 20204 min read
If You Create a Problem, Now You Have a Problem
One time I was teaching an outdoor excursion class where we met in various locations and practiced canine manners in a real life setting....
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Kayley Paylor
Nov 23, 20207 min read
Resource Guarding
I remember being almost through my dog training apprenticeship. My primary mentor was asking me if I had any questions (the answer was...
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Kayley Paylor
Nov 22, 20205 min read
How the Culture of "Can I Pet Your Dog?" Doesn't Serve our Dogs
If you ask to pet my dog as I'm walking down the street on the way to see a friend or a client, I'm going to say no. If you ask before...
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Kayley Paylor
Nov 22, 20204 min read
Muzzles - Not Just for the Aggressive Dog
When I take out my muzzles, my dogs come running, ready for a party. They associate their muzzles with racing, which is one of their...
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Kayley Paylor
Nov 22, 20207 min read
Consistency is Key
This is going to be a controversial, I'll just state that upfront. I've mentioned I'm a LIMA trainer before - Least Intrusive, Minimally...
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Kayley Paylor
Nov 16, 20204 min read
Why Do Dogs Whine?
This post is courtesy of a friend and client who requested the topic and I intend on expanding on the topic at some point in the future....
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Kayley Paylor
Nov 12, 20209 min read
Tips and Tricks for Fearful and Insecure Dogs
I love working with soft dogs - dogs that take instruction easily, that wilt if you're too firm with them, went are sensitive to you as a...
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Kayley Paylor
Oct 30, 20206 min read
Not Every Dog is a Lab!
Picture a typical dog. What physicalities do you picture? What temperament do you envision? In my experience, chances are good that...
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Kayley Paylor
Oct 30, 20204 min read
Stress Displacement Behaviors
I recently took a break from social media. I get a lot of business and referrals from my Facebook pages, so I tend to be very active on...
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Kayley Paylor
Oct 23, 20203 min read
Socialization Gaps
One thing that comes up when I'm working with clients who have done a great job with socialization and raising their puppies is when...
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Kayley Paylor
Oct 15, 20209 min read
Spaying and Neutering
Firstly, I want to start out by saying that I am not going to tell you whether you should or should not neuter or spay your dogs. That...
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Kayley Paylor
Oct 13, 202016 min read
My Azawakh Raising Protocol
I've been running an experiment the past three years. When I say it like that it sounds so clinical, but that's the reality of raising...
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Kayley Paylor
Sep 25, 20207 min read
Fear Periods - Watch Out For That Secondary Fear Period
One days when Amidi was thirteen months old we were getting ready for bed. My husband turned on his electric tooth brush, which he's...
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Kayley Paylor
Sep 21, 20204 min read
The Great Debate: Puppy Vaccinations & Socialization
Before bringing home Amidi, the first puppy I brought home at 8 weeks old, I talked to my vet. She wasn't the vet at the clinic I...
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Kayley Paylor
Aug 1, 20209 min read
The Gift of Freedom for my Sighthounds
We arrived at my family's timeshare on the Olympic Peninsula. We have 5+ miles of essentially private beach. It has always been on of...
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Kayley Paylor
May 31, 20208 min read
Aversives from a Dog's Eye View
I’m a trainer who practices Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive (LIMA). This is an outlook supported by the Association of Pet Dog...
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Kayley Paylor
May 11, 20203 min read
Be Forgiving
I am currently working with my dogs on the Fenzi TEAM titles. These are exercises designed to provide a wide variety of competency in...
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