Crate training seemed to be the hot topic this weekend for my clients. I had two private training sessions this weekend with dogs who have some separation and crating issues. The dogs are not ready to be left loose in their houses when their human family members are gone, but they are pretty distraught over [...]
I have just started reading a book titled: Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals by Hal Herzog. He is a professor of psychology and one of the leading experts on anthrozoology, the study of human-animal relations. He touches on many human-animal relations topics [...]
My husband and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful fall weather and took the day off last Friday (October 2010). Although the fall colors are a bit past peak, we still enjoyed the remaining colors and drove down to Cripple Creek/Victor area for a drive and a short hike. We took our dogs [...]
In my last post (October 2010), I discussed my evaluation of a dog who had bitten someone. In my evaluation, I determined that most likely this dog had been placed in a high stress situation with many factors contributing to the bite. In normal circumstances - ones without several stressful factors added one on top [...]
I am sometimes asked to evaluate a foster dog for Colorado Greyhound Adoption. I conducted one such evaluation last week (October 2010) for a female greyhound who is believed to be around 5 years old. Before I evaluate a dog, I do not want to know much of the dog's history. I prefer to go [...]
