As pack animals, wild dogs have natural instincts that favor support with their fellow dogs. Many domestic dogs in Los Alamos, either through instinct or breeding, can correctly interpret or respond to signals given by a human trainer. This is called pet training.

The hardest part of training in Los Alamos is communicating with the pet mainly dogs in a humane way is that the dog understands. The underlying principle of all communication is simple that is reward preferred behavior while ignoring or correcting undesired behavior. The owner must use and reinforce the techniques taught to its pet. There are command which may work indoors might be confusing out-of-doors or in a different situation. The command will need to be re-taught in each new situation.

Is Whole Foods the New Franken-Market?

An issue near and dear to most of us in the Green movement, and everyone else who believes that you truly are what you eat, is the safety and quality of our food supply here in the United States.  We’ve already discussed the food processing giants at length; their manipulation of the American palate to boost their corporate bottom lines has..