My home-built Cataloochee hay-feeder box is awesome – it saves me a lot of work and the horses have access to hay all the time which is healthier for them. But now they just stand at or near the box all day and I want them to move around the pasture. Since our recent move to Myakkahatchee I got them a Cinch Chix hay net.

We hung it in a nearby oak. I’d like it farther out in the pasture and I’m worried this branch might break, but for observation purposes, this is a good spot. So far Jubee is a bit nervous around it because it swings like a punching bag. But it doesn’t bother big ol’ Beau!

This past weekend I rode Beau for the first time since we moved to Florida. Actually, it was my first mount since last summer in Waynesville. I admit, I was a little bit nervous. The last time I rode him he bucked, and though I didn’t come off, it hurt my feelings that he would [...]

I recently posted an article on Examiner.com titled ‘The 10 great contributions of Cesar Millan’. Most of the feedback was positive with one very nice comment coming from Melissa Peltier, an executive producer of ‘The Dog Whisperer’. She wrote Dear Eve, Thank you so much for a positive article about Cesar! I think you really [...]

I’ve got a new title at Examiner.com – Animal Training Examiner. My editors were concerned that I did not mention clicker training in every article. I suggested changing my title to Humane Animal Training Examiner but they opted to drop the humane part. Rest assured, ‘humane’ is the key to the type of training I [...]

My husband wanted to do a Star Wars theme. I agreed since he was nice enough to let me foster the puppies in the room next to his office. I did, however, veto R2D2 and C3PO as names! Here they are – our star pups! Amidala – lighter female, tan & black, dew claws on [...]

I agreed to foster a ’six pack’ of puppies. After their two weeks here with me, they will go to the Atlanta Humane Society where they will be matched with new homes. Here are the adorable little ragamuffins! The two hound-colored tan and black pups are girls. All the rest are boys.   

I saw a show on Animal Planet Monday night that really made an impact on me. It was about programs that match prison inmates with dogs in need. Beautiful show about how the human-canine connection improves the lives of dogs and the lives of people. Read my latest Examiner article about it.

The name Lyssa Howells might not be familiar to you, but if you read People magazine you may have seen a story about Lyssa and her extraordinary dog Willow. Willow has learned how to read words! We’ll be talking to Lyssa later this week. On the heels of my last post, I would like to [...]

Last week I published a 5 part series on different leadership styles and how they affect animal training. I was inspired by ongoing controversy about Cesar Millan. It seems that I am the only animal trainer who does not hate Cesar. On the contrary, like the public, I adore him. One thing I love about Cesar is [...]