I wrote the following as a guest blog for the KING5 “Pet Dish” for National Pit Bull Awareness Day 10/27/12… http://www.king5.com/community/blogs/the-pet-dish/The-truth-about-pit-bulls-175492891.html    

This is a bit of a follow up to my last blog about leash greetings and why I do not think dogs should greet others…

Leashes are a problem. When I first started teaching Reactive ReDo, my class for reactive dogs, the class consisted mainly of mature dogs some of…

Targeting teaches your dog to touch objects with his nose, paw or other body part and has various useful functions in dog training. The possibilities…

Dogs do not speak a verbal language so the only way they can communicate with us is by using their body (and tones, which usually…

Summer is here and so are all the barking dogs. Two days ago was Memorial Day. Like every other day, I took my dog out…

People often ask me how I train. Well, before we can even train our dog cues we need to know how our dog thinks and learns…

I love working with kids and dogs – kids are used to listening and following directions so are often much better trainers than their parents! Rufus…

No matter how you phrase it, puppy nipping, biting or mouthing hurts! Mouthing is a normal behavior for a pup and they often nip to greet people…

One of the most common complaints I hear from my clients is “my dog is terrible walking on a leash!” This is a BIG problem.…