I recently worked with a client who has three dogs. We’d trained each dog separately, and then decided to practice group recalls as well...

At a recent training session, I was talking with a client about the skills we would be teaching his dog. When I mentioned the recall...

While many of my posts are prompted by experiences with my own dogs or others, this one started with a sentence from my latest (not yet...

A dog’s strongest sense is his sense of smell. Dogs can detect odors buried 40 feet underground, find hidden bombs, and even sniff out...

My dogs got into a fight this morning. It was over food. Well, not exactly food, but a daily supplement that looks and tastes more like a...

I’m pretty sure every dog owner knows what I mean when I say a dog is getting cranky. Maybe you have two dogs and one is acting snarkier...

I have to say up front that I really dislike the word “spoiled”. When it comes to kids, it’s often followed by the word “brat”. I don’t...

A recent article on the CNN website reported an incident concerning an owner leaving her nine-month-old poodle mix with a sitter she...

If you’re reading this with the anticipation of hearing specific trainers’ names, sorry to disappoint you. Oh, sure, I could list local...

This morning as I let my dogs run down a secluded hiking trail ahead of me, Bodhi spotted a bunny. He froze in place, all of his focus on...

I hate being the bad guy. I’m a social person by nature, and I don’t like having to tell people things they don’t want to hear. But...

Whether you’re a professional trainer or someone who trains their own dogs, there’s always room for improvement. But how can you get...

I recently got a call from a woman who has an 11-month-old Siberian husky. Sheila works full-time in a corporate office, while her...

It’s all too easy to get frustrated when your dog doesn’t comply with a request, or worse, doesn’t even pay attention to you. I mean,...

Dog bites can be scary and painful, and can cause major damage. No one in their right mind wants to be bitten! But as a canine behavior...

I was recently reading a dog-related magazine (I know, imagine that!) where a particular breed was being described. One aspect of the...

Part I of Pandemic Pups discussed the challenges of socialization during the pandemic and offered tips on how to make it work. In this...

The isolating aspects of the pandemic have caused feelings of loneliness to intensify in many people. To combat the emotional stress,...

I recently had a phone conversation with a potential client that nearly caused me to explode. Fair warning, if you don’t want to read the...

Enforced togetherness brought on by stay-at-home orders has been a double-edged sword. I worry about things like how many dogs are going...