I've counseled lots of people on how to help get through times of mandatory R&R for their energetic dogs. This week (November 2010) has been my chance to put that advice to the test. Romeo was neutered last Friday, and the vet recommends a week of no running and jumping. That would be fine if [...]
Ever wondered what happens to your dog when you drop him or her off to be spayed or neutered? I imagine most people don't give it much thought, so perhaps I'm the only one! But with our plan to get Romeo neutered (November 2010), it's been on my mind. So I decided to find out. [...]
When I am working with puppies, I always recommend using their regular food for training at home rather than using treats. Save the treats for the more distracting situations when we need something of higher value. I often recommend this with adult dogs as well, but many clients don't believe their dogs will work for [...]
This past weekend I met with a new client (November 2010). The client's father lives with them and asked if he could join us to see if he could learn something. The interesting part is that the father is 99 years old! First, just the fact that he's in such great shape at 99 is [...]
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 [...]
