What Makes an "Easy" Dog- Motivating Dogs Beyond Food and Toys
My Control Unleashed class presently has an Azawakh, a Saluki, a Silken Windhound, and Foxhound mix. A lot of trainers would be tearing...
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Kayley Paylor
- Mar 9
- 31 min
Addressing the Divide in Training Philosophies
I have started this post so many times that I've lost track. Inevitably I abandon it no more than a paragraph or two into what is a...
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Kayley Paylor
- Oct 13, 2022
- 9 min
Granting Grace - Remembering the Human Component of Dog Training
"I failed him." "I should have done better." "I need to be more vigilant." "I should never have put her in that situation." "I know my...
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Kayley Paylor
- Aug 30, 2022
- 5 min
Talk is Cheap
Talk is cheap. I know, I talk a lot, but I stand by that statement, talk is cheap. I spend a lot of time playing pencil and paper RPGs. I...
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Kayley Paylor
- Nov 18, 2021
- 8 min
Show Don't Tell - Changing Hearts and Minds in the Dog World
Firstly, let's start off by acknowledging that 99% of people love their dogs or love dogs in general and want to do well by them. Their...
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Kayley Paylor
- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
A Dog Can Be in Drive and Not an Asshole
Here's my unpopular opinion for the day. Dogs in drive don't have to be assholes. Full stop. They can be excited and barking and in...
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Kayley Paylor
- Jun 7, 2021
- 8 min
You Can't Make Someone Volunteer
I'm going to start way out in left field and I promise we'll make our way back to my point. I was a terrible child. I tell my husband...
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Kayley Paylor
- Dec 30, 2020
- 5 min
Do Better: On the Balance of Professionalism in the Dog World
I share my thoughts and process behind developing and building my breeding process, because as I have continued on my journey, I am just...
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Kayley Paylor
- Nov 22, 2020
- 7 min
Consistency is Key
This is going to be a controversial, I'll just state that upfront. I've mentioned I'm a LIMA trainer before - Least Intrusive, Minimally...
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Kayley Paylor
- Oct 30, 2020
- 6 min
Not Every Dog is a Lab!
Picture a typical dog. What physicalities do you picture? What temperament do you envision? In my experience, chances are good that...
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Kayley Paylor
- Oct 19, 2020
- 5 min
On the Toxicity of Call Out Culture
I want to start off with a disclaimer: no one on my friends list is guilty of this right now. There was no single inciting incidence. If...
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Kayley Paylor
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
Run Your Dog. Not Your Mouth.
I've talked before about the toxic aspects of the dog world such as gate keeping and call out culture. I dearly wish for my fellow...
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Kayley Paylor
- Sep 23, 2020
- 7 min
On Gatekeeping and Other Toxic Culture
Perhaps I'm just more aware of it lately. Perhaps it's just bugging me more. Or perhaps there has been an uptick in it. Regardless of...
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Kayley Paylor
- Jun 25, 2020
- 7 min
The Lens of Colonialism in Dogs
As I write this, Black Lives Matter protests continue across the country, sparked by the senseless death of George Floyd. The protestors...
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