A letter to Cancer

2019-04-29T02:56:25+00:00By |Categories: Miscellaneous Dog, Pet Health|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Dear Cancer, I am normally not so forthright in my disdain for others, but I feel it is important for me to be honest with you. I wish you did not exist. I despise you. I hate that you rob loved ones of time together. I hate that you took both of my Greyhounds, Gunner [...]

Saying goodbye to my beloved Greyhound, Jahzara (May 2012)

2019-04-29T02:55:48+00:00By |Categories: Miscellaneous Dog|Tags: , , , , , , |2 Comments

On Saturday, May 19th, 2012 we said goodbye to our Greyhound, Jahzara. She had cancer in her shoulder and mobility had become more and more difficult. Even the morphine did not seem to make her all that comfortable. I cleared my schedule for Friday and Saturday to devote her last couple of days to hanging [...]

Troubleshooting: when your dog training isn’t working

2017-07-03T02:47:44+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Every dog trainer has heard it: “This isn’t working.” In some cases, the fact is that what is being done really is not working and will not be effective. Sometimes, we just need to move on to other methods. But that is not always the case. This is where an experienced and skilled dog trainer [...]

Help, my dog’s jumping is getting worse!

2019-04-29T02:54:58+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

I work with clients every week who want their dogs to stop jumping on people. In the past week, I spoke with two clients who have been working on this but say the behavior is getting worse. At first, you might think what they are doing is not working. But is that really the case? [...]

Preventing possessiveness or resource guarding with puppies

2019-04-29T02:54:29+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

“I can take anything away from my dog.” I’ve heard it many times. While I’m glad that these people are able to take things away from their dogs, they are often missing one important piece of the process to ensure their dogs are not possessive of or guarding resources. Whether you have a new puppy [...]

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