When I opened a dog day care 19 years ago, I did so because I had been working a shelter and noticed that the majority…

I see a lot of fearful and stressed small dogs who very often have issues stemming from human handling. My heart breaks for the little…

I love the Leave It cue but I call it the second most ignored cue (after Come!) because so often I see people telling their…

I am always looking for more ways to provide mental enrichment for my clients’ (and my) dogs so recently when I was asked to try…

Recently, I had three phone calls within a 10-day period from three different families who were looking for immediate help because their dog bit their…

When I first adopted my dog Rufus he was about a year old and came into the shelter with no history. Like most dogs I…

Barking is a normal, natural behavior for dogs but it is also the behavior that seems to cause the most conflict between dogs and humans…

I see a lot of clients who are very resistant to using a clicker. I get it. It’s something new, now you have another thing…

Crates are fantastic tools when used correctly with dogs. A crate aids in housetraining a dog very quickly but more importantly, I believe, a crate…

This morning was a good morning but yesterday was pretty bad, for me the dog trainer and the human. I spend a good amount of…