Why do dogs tug on the leash and what can we do to train away this natural, if not annoying, behavior? Canine Campus Trainer Deven Gaston discusses why dogs tug, how we complicate the behavior, and what we can do with positive reinforcement training to eliminate this pesky behavior.

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Labor Day is the annual kickoff of Virginia’s political season, with candidates flocking to a parade in Buena Vista in the Shenandoah Valley. Bob Gibson of the Daily Progress was there, and spoke with Coy Barefoot on the Labor Day edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to describe what he saw.

Coy and Bob also mull over former Governor Mark Warner’s presidential chances, Tim Kaine’s standing with Virginia residents, and Senator George Allen’s campaign manager, Dick Wadhams.

Senator Creigh Deeds joined Coy Barefoot in WINA’s studio for the August 31st edition of Charlottesville–Right Now. Deeds represents Bath County and parts of three Congressional districts.

Coy talks with Deeds about electric deregulation. Deeds is skeptical about how deregulation will affect rural areas, where he thinks there may not be enough people to attract competition. That may mean higher prices.

“There are some folks that talk to me that say they expect some of the northern Virginia utility rates, those served by the Northern Virginia rural co-op to go up as much as sixty percent over the next year,” says Deeds.

Other topics discussed include the price of gasoline, community colleges and the upcoming special session to deal with transportation issues.

“We have to develop a transportation plan that looks not only to new money, but we also have to continue to look at ways to reform VDOT, we have to look at ways to integrate land use into transportation planning, we’ve got to do things that over the long haul change the way we do business, but provide us a long term source of transportation funding.”

Phil Audibert is the former news director of WJMA Radio in Orange. He joins Coy Barefoot in Studio for the first Orange County update, part of Charlottesville–Right Now’s effort to find out more about what else is happening in Central Virginia. Audibert says the county is feeling the effects of growth, but the size of the county makes it difficult for everyone to get involved.

“Orange County is 355 square miles, but it’s a really long county east to west,” says Audibert. “The people in the eastern end up near Fredericksburg, they have no idea what the people in Eheart or Barboursville are doing.”

Audibert talks about the history of Orange County, which was formed in 1734. He also details a recent trip he took to visit as many towns of Orange that he could. Audibert also warns that the rains this weekend will not be enough to overcome the drought.

“If you look at the Rapidan River, where the town of Orange gets its water, it is consistently lower and lower every year.” Audibert says continued growth will continue to tax the water supply. In 2002, the river completely dried up.

Audibert also discusses Orange County’s new comprehensive plan, which he says is being set up to expand growth and development in the area to accomodate people who want to be close to Charlottesville.

“We are becoming a bedroom community for Charlottesville, especially in the western end of the county.”

Audibert also writes a column for the Orange County Review.

Lowell Feld of Raising Kaine is Coy Barefoot’s guest on the August 30th edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now. He starts off the show by talking about S.R. Sidarth, the U.Va student called a “macaca” by Senator George Allen during a campaign stop in Southwest Virginia earlier this month. Feld also talks about Allen’s drop in the polls, and says Webb is going to raise money.

“Regardless of ‘macaca’, things are looking up for Jim Webb anyway,” says Feld. “He’s out there traveling around the state, campaigning hard, talking about his positive vision for America.”

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Coy Barefoot continues his look into the fall-out from the Albemarle High School bombing plot with a conversation with ACLU lawyer Rebecca Glenberg. Glenberg phones the program from Richmond and says the Constitution seems unclear when dealing with the legal rights children have while being questioned by police.

“There are no statutes in Virginia that specifically govern the rights of kids when they’re being interrogated,” Glenberg says. She suggests the General Assembly take up the matter when they meet for next year’s session.

“It would be very helpful to have a statute that clarifies when parents must be present during interrogations, when juveniles can be interrogated without parents, who can request an attorney for a juvenile.”