In the beginning...

Four years ago I pulled a 7-week old puppy out of Athens-Clarke County Animal Control and with her my enthusiasm for dogs and training them became a forced trajectory toward total engrossment. Enter Briar Rose, split-faced and broken-coated, she is my darling but deeply suspicious terrier cross. Timid was not quite the word for this five pound being; if it moved or made any noise, she was petrified.Car driving by 100ft away? Better hit the deck!Mosquito buzzing by her face? Total widespread panic!The clack of a monstrous clicker? Complete shut down!In an effort to understand this obviously damaged and suffering being, and more importantly, to find a way for her to live a happy and confident life, my journey down the rabbit hole of canine behavior was born.