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Riding in Cars with Dogs

Bob recently sat down with Laura Kennedy of WGLT to record a segment of her “Animal House” series about riding safely with dogs in cars.

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Congrats Bob!

Congratulations to Bob Ryder, who just completed the Level 3 Canine Aggression Academy at Peaceable Paws LLC. It was an intensive, 6-day academy focusing on canine

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Chicken Camp

Last weekend Bob had the opportunity to train chickens for two days at Narnia Pets in Plainfield, IL, with renowned trainer, Terry Ryan. No, he’s

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Congratulations Bob!

Congratulations to Bob Ryder for passing his CPDT-KA (Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed) exam with a great score, and being able to add more initials

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Daisy has C.L.A.S.S.

Our little Miss Daisy, age 13 months, has been keeping us very busy with her Canine Life and Social Skills (C.L.A.S.S.) training the past few

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Kayla

  This is Kayla. She is what some dog lovers call my soul mate or heart dog. She shared her life with us for a

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Management and Exercise

Here are two keys to helping your best friend become a well behaved member of the family – Management and Exercise. Management – One of

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To the Dogs – 2

Tux After session 2… Hi Tux – Great seeing you again yesterday. I’m impressed with how quickly you take to your lessons. Small dog =

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To the Dogs – 1

This series of blog entries features excerpts from letters to dogs I’ve trained, explaining some of the ideas I shared with their families during sessions

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Great Expectations

After a gap in my volunteer schedule for the past month, yesterday I got back into the routine training dogs at the local shelter. Jen

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Slow and Steady

Bob’s “slow and steady” attention training with Squid at his Peaceable Paws Behavior Modification internship earlier this month was the featured story in this week’s

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Dog Bite Prevention

May 15 – 21 is National Dog Bite Prevention Week. According to the Center for Disease Control, about 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs

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Congratulations Bob!

Since November of 2009, Bob Ryder has attended the Canine Behavior and Training Intern Academy at Peaceable Paws, LLC in Hagerstown, MD, studying with renowned positive

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Thunder Phobia

Spring is in full swing here in Central Illinois, and with it comes thunderstorms.  Some of our best friends do fine during tumultuous weather, while others are

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