As much as we would like to take our dogs everywhere we go, sometimes we must leave them home. There are a few things I…

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…

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…

This article was originally written in 2013 and it is now on the cusp of 2027 and, although actually ILLEGAL in other countries, people here…

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! I feel very passionately about the human-dog bond and what better place to start strengthening that bond than with our children! As…

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…

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    

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.…

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…