Wyn & Mary Burch, Ph.D.
AKC's Canine Good Citizen and S.T.A.R. Puppy Director, Certified Applied Animal BehavioristCitizen Canine Blog (that’s right, this one!) Wins at Westminster!
Every year, on the Sunday before the Westminster dog show, dog writers from across the country travel to New York City for annual writing awards that are the equivalent of “Best in Show” for dog writers. This year, the Citizen Canine blog (that’s right, this one!) won an award as the Best Blog in a writing competition and the Citizen Canine book won the prestigious Maxwell Medallion in the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA) contest. For more information on DWAA, see dwaa.org
About the Programs
AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy® is the puppy level of Canine Good Citizen® (CGC). AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy is designed to provide dog owners and their puppies with a great start in training. With more advanced skills than AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy, CGC rewards dogs who have good manners at home and in the community. The Canine Good Citizen Program stresses responsible pet ownership for owners and basic good manners for dogs. The Hartford is a proud sponsor of the CGC and AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy programs.
Monthly Archives: May 2010
NEW on PawNation!
I discussed how to make puppies stop biting recently on AOL’s PawNation. Take a look!
WAMU Animal House
I appeared on the WAMU Animal House radio show this past Saturday to talk training and Citizen Canine. It was a great time; have a listen!
Using Extinction for Begging at the Table
This past weekend, I was invited to dinner at the home of friend. My friend is a real southern lady with a house that looks like it came straight off the pages of an interior design magazine. Everything about the … Continue reading
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Dog Parks
As a fairly recent development in the world of dogs, dog parks can be great places to exercise and socialize your dog. Secured fenced areas give city dogs a place they can run and burn off excess energy and the … Continue reading
Dogs in Dresses
I made my weekly trip to the grocery store on Saturday evening. The parking lot was full thanks to the weather channel’s warnings of a quickly approaching storm complete with torrential rain and tornadoes. Parked right at the front door … Continue reading
