You’ve got to walk the dog…why not pick up some trash when you do it?
facebookPicking up trash and walking your dog. Great opportunity for training. Time for Dog Walking and a bit of environmental activism. First of all read this article: https://zcu.io/cE0A If you have a dog, which you probably do if you're reading this, and you walk...
Training just for elderly dogs.
Photo by Jamie Street via Unsplash An ancient post by Steve Haynes On my calendar today I’ve got an appointment with a client I worked with years ago. I got a panicked call last weekend from her that there had been a dog fight in her household, and it was a...
Dog Aggression and the Owners
This is a super old post that I did many years ago. It's about the struggle we professional dog behaviorists have when it comes to working with clients and their aggressive dogs. There are blind spots, fear, and denial that come into play with dog aggression and it's...
Clickers
A humble little tool that can do so much in the world of dog training. The simple clicker is the basic tool of positive dog training and it's the one we professionals reach for first when it's time to get things started with a puppy. This is another oldie but goodie...
Thoughts On Dog Aggression
Dog Aggression is one of those things that we professionals in the dog training and dog behavior industry will be debating until the end of time. What is it? How do you define it? What are the ramifications of an aggressive dog? And how best should owners deal with...
Kids and Puppies
Getting kids to work with the puppies they so badly want is a.....challenge. Except when it's not. I had a wonderful experience this week, I got to be present when a client of mine ( a very responsible young teenager) picked up her first dog. I was so excited to...
You can NOT take the pup out of puppy…
Puppies are puppies, No way around that. Even if you want them to grow up faster it won't help. Start training earlier and you'll still just have a trained puppy. They are what they are and we should enjoy them for that even with the pitfalls that...