Kansas City Dog Trainer: Why You Should Add More Enrichment in Your Dog’s Life, and Easy Ways to Do So
Kansas City dog trainer: Why You Should Add More Enrichment in Your Dog’s Life, and Easy Ways to Do So: Dogs are more intelligent than a lot of people give them credit for. While this is great, a Kansas City dog trainer knows that this…
Getting a Puppy for the Holidays? Read This Before You Make a Big Mistake
🎄 Thinking About Getting a Puppy for the Holidays? Read This First (Before You Regret It) Getting a Puppy for the Holidays? Read This Before You Make a Big Mistake Every year around the holidays, I see it happen. Someone decides that a new…
Do Shock Collars Hurt? What This Viral Video Reveals About “Static Corrections”
⚡ Shock Collars Don’t Hurt? Watch This Before You Decide Do Shock Collars Hurt? What This Viral Video Reveals About “Static Corrections” You already know how I feel about shock collars. You also know I tend to use humor when I’m trying to…
A Wagging Tail Doesn’t Mean a Happy Dog — What Most Owners Get Wrong
🐾 A Wagging Tail Doesn’t Always Mean a Happy Dog A Wagging Tail Doesn’t Mean a Happy Dog — What Most Owners Get Wrong Most people see a wagging tail and immediately think,“Oh, that dog is friendly.” Sometimes that’s true. Sometimes it’s very, very…
Does Your Dog Need to “Respect” You to Listen?
🐾 Dominance vs. Positive Reinforcement: Looking at the Facts Does Your Dog Need to “Respect” You to Listen? There has been a long-standing discussion in the dog training world about dominance, “alpha” roles, and leadership within the household. Over time, that conversation has evolved…
How to Choose the Right Dog Trainer
How to Choose the Right Dog Trainer So there you sit, staring at a computer screen full of dog trainers. Your spouse has made it painfully clear: if you don’t get your dog’s fill-in-the-blank behavior under control, either you or the dog is going to…
Why is it so damn hard to get my dog to “Lay Down”
OK, this one is a pretty common question from my students/clients, but it really seems to confuse folks. When you really get down to it, this makes total sense. Ask yourself the question “What is the most submissive position a dog can give”? Is it…
Dogs vs. Humans: Who Would Win the Olympic Games?
🐾 Dogs vs. Humans in the Olympic Games? I came across a pretty funny — and surprisingly interesting — article that plays with the idea of canines and humans competing head-to-head in Olympic-style events. It’s obviously meant to be lighthearted, but it also highlights something…
What do you do with your dog?
People ask me all the time what can I do with my dog to give back? Many times the only type of therapy work people think of is nursing home visits, and don’t get me wrong there are many wonderful things you and your dog…
Dog Bites and Training…
I totally understand the helplessness one feels when their dog bites (whether it be another dog or, even worse, a person). I understand that you feel confused, angry, frustrated, and might not even know what to do, but there is one thing I have a…
