Murph's Monday

I'm now senior training officer and this is me in charge of a new recruit. You can see me in this photo teaching her how to walk without running away.

We had a good time on the training walk but I think she'll need some more lessons before she's ready to go out on her own. Life's and education!

“If you would understand this secret, you must first understand the distinction between training an animal and educating one. Trained animals are relatively easy to turn out. All that is required is a book of instructions, a certain amount of bluff and bluster, something to use for threatening and punishing purposes, and of course the animal. Educating an animal, on the other hand, demands keen intelligence, integrity, imagination, and the gentle touch, mentally, vocally, and physically.”
J. Allen Boone, Kinship with All Life