If you have a dog who is reactive to other dogs, going for a walk can be a scary experience. There you are, wanting to get some exercise...

If you’ve watched television in the last 10 years or kept abreast of dog training culture, you’ve probably encountered the term red zone...

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...

Dogs have an instinctive startle reflex, just like humans do. Upon hearing a loud noise or being touched when not expecting it, most of...

In my last blog post, I described a fight that took place at my local dog park. Since then, I’ve witnessed an even more violent attack...

A man and his German shepherd were alone in the dog park one early morning when another man with three dogs appeared. The three were...

The voice on the other end of the phone was difficult to understand, because the woman was struggling to speak through her tears. This...

Years ago, I had a client who was afraid of her own dog. Technically, the dog belonged to her husband, and whenever he was away at work,...

Last week I wrote a blog called Dog Attacks Dog in Home: Is This Situation Salvageable? I received a lot of feedback on Facebook and in...

A trainer friend recently asked my advice about a situation involving three dogs who live in the same home. One of the dogs belongs to a...

I recently received an email asking for a training referral. The sender had two senior dogs, and the younger of the two was suddenly...

A two-year-old dog is adopted from a rescue. The dog has not had any socialization. He does not seem to know how to play with other dogs,...

This morning, I saw a beautiful 8-month-old pit bull lying on his back. Was he waiting for tummy rubs? Taking a sunbath? Nope. He was...

I ran into a friend at the park this morning. After greeting each other’s dogs, and then each other (the proper order, of course), we got...

This morning, as Sierra and I were enjoying one of our local park trails, I spied a woman walking along the narrow path in our direction....

If you hear a whistling sound, it’s the steam coming out of my ears because I’ve just heard yet another person state that someone else’s...

“My dog bit my father and broke skin. He’s also bitten a relative who came to visit. My father thinks the dog should be put down. What...

Jealousy. We’ve all experienced it. The “green-eyed monster” is petty, unpleasant, and something that most of us would prefer to avoid....

At the dog park this morning, my dogs and I were on the “small dog side,” as it was empty and there were two dogs on the “big dog side.”...

There’s There’s a man I walk around the park with sometimes early in the mornings when I have one of my dogs with me. I’ve known this man...