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…
Don’t Walk Your Dog
Wait? What? Isn’t this that pesky trainer-lady who keeps telling us to walk our dog more? Well, you heard me, I don’t want you to…
Why I Don’t Want Your Dog on a Prong/Shock (or any!) Collar
OK – I need to vent. Spring has begun and I find myself (as with the rest of Seattle’s population) thankfully outside. In these neck…
K9 Nose Work – Guest blog by Erica Wells, CNWI
Four years ago a scrappy little spaniel puppy showed up on the Seattle Animal Shelter foster list. I wasn’t a foster parent, but I was…
Be a Tree!
Be a Tree! I feel very passionately about the human-dog bond and what better place to start strengthening that bond than with our children! As…
Compassion
After a private lesson recently, a new client complimented me on my skills and compassion. The compassion part of the compliment threw me for a…
Pit Bull Awareness Day
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
Kelly Ripa’s Pit Bull Gaff – Don’t Be a Hater!
OK. So, Kelly Ripa the host of Live with Kelly and Whoever said a really stupid thing pit bulls this week. Confession: I’ve always liked Kelly Ripa.…
Pittie Party
I have owned and operated a dog day care and training facility for the past 12 years and have spent a lot of time with…
Dear Lennox,
Dear Lennox, I am so sorry about what has happened to you. My name is Rufus and I live in Seattle, WA in the USA…