Great Article on Kids, Dogs and Bites….
OK so I teach two classes at a local hospital; one for expectant though infant families and another one for toddlers to teenagers and the goal is normalize the relationships, make them positive and definitely how to prevent dog bites. And yep I cover the…
Great Article on Stress and The Vet Office…
How does your dog react when going to the vet? Have you wondered what can be done. You have heard me talk about fly-by visits…Just going in and saying hello and getting a treat and then leaving but what if you have a procedure coming…
Great Article on Leash Reactivity!
If you own a dog, and that dog pulls or reacts like a goon around other people or dogs on a walk, YOU NEED TO READ THIS ARTICLE!!! This is so much more a common issue than people realize and by isolating or not walking…
Sometimes seeing it from a different view helps….
While many of us know that fighting fire with fire creates a bigger fire, some do not 🙂 This video shows how using, hand feeding and counter conditioning with an animal can make an otherwise unpleasant experience more tolerable and even fun in some…
I love this Article (Please Read)
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ENTIRE ARTICLE! This article nails it! Why do we always simple resort to saying NO when our dogs do something we do not like? What does “NO” tell our dogs to do? What kind of instruction are we giving our dogs…
Great Article With Lots to Think About When Adding Another Pet to the Family…
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ENTIRE ARTICLE! Great article with tips and tricks on how to introduce new pets to exsisting pets (dogs and cats) I really like the part where they stress the thoughts of getting a new pet should really dwell more on…
Sometimes more is not always better… And sometimes we are not as smart as we think!
Ok I read this article and immediately thought of  it as a way to help my clients learn to better work with,  and talk about dog training better… Honestly this article could be the difference of winning or losing that dog/owner battle that you no…
Do I Really Have to Break Bad Behaviors???
Ok my challenge, write an article on about breaking habits. Chewing, digging, barking, etc.… Well that is going to require some talk about replacement behaviors vs breaking habits. Think of breaking behaviors as saying NO and replacement behaviors as saying YES… Why on earth would…
Great Article on Muzzles and of Course My Thoughts as Well
 Click Here For the Article  Ok I love this idea not because I think every dog should wear a muzzle but for the fact if we make wearing the muzzle normal the dog will be ready if it is ever needed. One thing,…
Great Article… How the movie Whiplash relates to Dog Training???
Another great article by Nicole Wilde… She nails this one. How does saying no, not to mention how you say no… will relate to you and your dog, not to mention your success in training said dog 🙂 This is an article that anyone frustrated…
