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...

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,...

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....

“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...

Recently, a woman took her dog to the dog park for some fun and exercise. She envisioned him frolicking with other dogs and coming home...

It happened again. A dog that was known to have aggression issues attacked a person, severely mauling the woman. In this case the dog was...

In my canine body language seminars, I explain that a hard stare is never a good thing, whether in dogs or on a New York subway. (Trust...

I recently came across an article in which a dog who was known to be “nervous, growling, and didn’t like children” was sent away for...

As any police officer can tell you, domestic violence calls can be tricky. The officer arrives at the home where a couple’s heated...

This morning, I visited amazon online. Naturally, amazon suggests things I might like to purchase. Usually I breeze past them. Elegant...

Mechanics have weeks where they see a slew of brake jobs, or more carburetor issues than usual. There’s no rhyme or reason—it’s an odd...

Yesterday afternoon, I gave Sierra and Bodhi a snack of stuffed, frozen Kongs. Bodhi, of course, finished his first—the boy inhales...

The woman on the phone sounded anxious. She needed a trainer to come to her house today. When asked about the urgency, she replied that...

Many of us whose family includes two dogs have set it up that way because we believe dogs enjoy canine companionship. When they’re left...

I received a phone call yesterday from a woman in need of training for her dog. She had three dogs—two males and a female—and it seems...

"My dog bit someone--out of nowhere!" Those are the words I heard when I picked up the telephone this morning. The caller was...