Tag Archives: dog training
The Dog Project – Working a puppy in to the pack
The key to working a new dog in to your pack is to 1) make a controlled introduction, and 2) not over-manage the situation. Let the dogs find their own dynamic. But also 3) be on the lookout for ahole type behavior and correct it. (If you’ve done #1 right, this isn’t usually such a [...]
The Dog Project
The Lilly family needs another dog like Illinois business needs the Amazon tax. Unfortunately, just like a lot of affiliates in the windy city, that’s exactly what we got last night – at least for now. I was taking Bennie to the groomer when all of the sudden these two lowlifes in a beat up [...]
5 Dog Behaviors to Eliminate
Haven’t posted about my furry friends in a while so I thought I’d kick off 2011 with some quick dog training tips. It’s not uncommon for a dog to exhibit behaviors that look (or sound) absolutely adorable but are really dominance behaviors in disguise. If you let them go you may compromise your pack leader [...]
The importance of having a strong woman in your life
Behind every great man is a….lioness? In a shocking bit o’ local news, one of the trainers at MGM Grand got a little bit up by a male lion last week. The lion looks fairly relaxed until he starts running after one of the trainers…note that the fight was broken up not by the other [...]
I’m huge in Malaysia
Apparently they think chucking dogs off a bridge is as funny as I do. You Might Also Like…The Dog Project – Working a puppy in to the packBennie and the Lilly Family, Part 1. The Dog Project
Bennie and the Lilly Family, Part 1.
Turns out that my interview snippet from the Associated Press has gotten around the block quite a bit. Stephanie’s aunt called us from Maryland yesterday wondering if it was the same Joe Lilly in Las Vegas that she saw on MSNBC. Although this is pretty cool, I want to clarify my “throw him off a [...]
Joe and Bennie in the news!!!
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to talk to an Associated Press reporter about “people who hate their pets.” The interview talked quite a bit about our history with hard to adopt dogs, how Stephanie and I worked with them, and what some of our “most memorable” stories are. The finished product can [...]