Awesome Article on The “OLD IDEA” of Wolf Pack Theory as it Relates to Dogs
This article does a really good job of: Describing the history of how Pack Theory of wolves was introduced to dog training How the original research was flawed Why that flawed research, will not work with dogs Not to mention a pretty good explanation…
Awesome Article on Music, Stress and Dogs!!!
Many of my clients (especially those in apartments) have questions of how to help with lonely pups and barking… This in many cases has to do with stress or dogs not being used to being alone (being a normal thing). We try feeding puzzles, crates…
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…
Great Article on Kennel Cough
OK, so this is a great article on a topic all dog owners will have to deal with at some point or another… Kennel Cough! This article does a great job explaining what it is, how a dog gets it and what to do! Lots…
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…
Great Article about common mistakes people make when brining home a newly adopted dog….
OK I love this article it really goes over some of the big mistakes people make when not realizing what to do with a new dog! None of these mistakes are made on purpose and in many cases we think we are doing the right…
A great DVD for anyone who owns a dog!!!!
OK so I did a final follow up today with a client who has a somewhat reactive/fearful rescue dog… We met four times over a period of about 2 months and most of our work was getting the dog to pay attention, and then to…
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…
