As I write this, we are having an April snowstorm and the thermometer says 19 degrees outside. Our dog and our visiting dogs are safe and warm indoors. My husband just happened to look out the window at the right time and spot two dogs we do not know running loose on our property. He [...]
What does “eat your veggies and you can have dessert” have to do with dog training, you might ask? Any good dog trainer will tell you it has a lot to do with dog training! For those who are really into the science behind the training, they will know we are talking about the Premack [...]
Some questions commonly asked of trainers is “How long will it take?” or “When can I expect my dog to be completely trained?” or similar thoughts. In many cases, it seems to imply that people think of training their dogs as a limited time process. They arrive with the belief that training will end at [...]
I love to read – mostly nonfiction. Most of my reading consists of dog training and behavior books, other dog related topics, or books about human behavior. You’ll see what I mean if you search under the category “Book & Product Reviews” for prior posts. So it’s probably no surprise that I would read My [...]
When clients call for help with certain issues, they often do it when they are in midst of the chaos. However, the process might have been much easier had they called before their dogs were in over their heads. Let me explain. There are some behavior issues that tend to be most problematic at certain [...]
