The Fake Service Dog: a Concerning Trend | Paws Abilities
Great article about the spreading epidemic of fake service dogs! The article describes, defines and gives ideas, solutions and alternatives to breaking the law. Part of my job as a trainer is to educate folks who don’t know about what is wrong or illegal, but…
Understanding Dog Growling and Dog Language – Whole Dog Journal Article
Ok so I definitely fall into the camp that you never correct a growl, rather you try to understand why it occurred and then condition the thing that caused the growl to be less scary… And yes I believe that most growls and forms…
‘Red Zone’ Dogs | Victoria Stilwell Positively
Great article about why Positive Training Methods work better than the alpha approach!!! Does not go into the “how to” but does give plenty of reasons to go from the positive side… If you have an aggressive dog this is a short…
Dog on Dog Aggression — What to do?
Winter comes every year. This means cold weather, hibernation in the house and furry four legged friends who become ignored, at least from the exercise and stimulation point of view. It happens every year and each year we find ourselves wondering why our pooches tend…
Dog Recipes That Work Great In KONG Toys! | The Fun Times Guide to Dogs
OK so we always talk about interactive feeding toys as a way to wear out Fido’s brain mentally, and one of my favorites is the KONG… Here is a great post, with recipes, about all the cool things you can put in a KONG… However…
For Dogs, Learning is 24/7 | Wilde About Dogs
NON NEGOTIABLE RULES AND ROUTINES… CHANGE THE WAY YOU LIVE AND TRAIN… TRAIN THROUGH OUT THE DAY AND LET THE DOGS UNDERSTAND JUST WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM MINUTE TO MINUTE. TRAIN WITH THEM AND NOT AT THEM!!!! I LOVE THIS ARTICLE… WHAT DO YOU THINK????…
Breeding blunder: Labradoodle creator laments designer dog craze – TODAY.com
Hey look even I own a pure bred (for the record adopted) and have no axe to grind either way you go but this article brings up a lot of good points… Where do you stand on the topic? What do you think? Breeding blunder:…
Repost Thursday…Business Communication Dog Training and Buddha From July 2013….
OK, so in business today we are taught all sorts of ways to communicate… You can do this in social media but not in person. You can raise your voice in conversation but don’t ever use all caps in an email. It really seems like…
What is the Lykoi cat?
I don’t usually post stuff about cats but I really like the last paragraph of this article why are we breeding/creating more purebred Anthony when we have such a over population issue everywhere? What are your thoughts??? What is the Lykoi cat?
