People come to dog class for many different reasons. During the first class, everyone is nervous, and this strongly affects our dogs. Dogs don’t understand the tension coming from the other end of their leash, but they react to it in a variety of ways. Some dogs bark, some whine from ...
I saw a client, Michelle, transform in to a pack leader before my eyes: confident calm and assertive. Michelle and her partner, Christie, had planned for their new St. Bernard puppy for two years. As Christie explains it: "We always loved the giant breeds, but we found with limited space ...
The question that I get asked about the most by family and friends alike is central to one area: dog behavior and training. Admittedly, I'm always reluctant to offer advice of my own about behavior problems, as I'm not a trainer, or even an animal behaviorist by any stretch of ...
Dogs fighting can be very scary. What if you encounter a dog that is at the end of its retractable leash — pulling the owner toward you and your dog? Often the end result is dogs getting tangled in their leashes, owners shouting, and a lot of snapping and gnashing ...
A good question from interested readers of this blog prompted me to address a very important concern. The main concern was seemingly simple but, as the old saying goes, "there's a lot more here than meets the eye." The question is: "How do I teach my dog to come when ...
It's spring, it's spring! Julia, what are you saying? Haven't you looked out the window? It's anything but springlike. As soon as January is over, I know spring is not far behind. What a better way to think spring than to start looking at our dog's training program? What are we ...
One thing that any person — dog lover or not — appreciates is a well-behaved pooch, whether they are in public or visiting someone's home. I find that, by and large, most dog owners want to be totally involved with the process of unfolding their dogs into members of the ...
A loyal reader to this blog asks about what happened to "Miss Five Pound Pomeranian." (This is a nick name — her real name is changed to protect the innocent). How was her annoying behavior stopped? The causes for concern were-incessant barking — not only to a newcomer entering the home ...
Could you imagine a football team without a coach? What about baseball? The coach of any sport is as important as the players. For the pinnacle of the non-pros, take the Olympians — even they have coaches. I have written a few blogs on the "trainer's trainer" — the coaches who ...
I’ll confess — I only owned big dogs. But, as I became older, I knew I didn't have the energy that a big dog requires. Hah! Welcome to the world of toy breeds. In his article, "Toys Need a Job 2," Chris Robinson spoke to breeder Jane Lehtinen of Virginia ...
Okay, the holidays are over. January in all her bleakness has set in. "How could I have gained five pounds in such a short time?" you ask yourself. The house is a wreck. Your new Christmas puppy has chewed your rugs and has peed and pooped everywhere. Your friends say ...
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Many years ago, before adoption rescues for retired racing greyhounds flourished, I was the head adoption counselor for our Greyhound adoption group. We placed many retired racing Greyhounds into appropriate homes. I emphasize the word "appropriate," as today many adoption groups have been organized for a variety of AKC-registered dogs, ...
Not long ago, my friend David and I were brainstorming blog topics, and he had an interesting suggestion. It's one that I am sure can't be quantified, but it's a question you could ask yourself about your puppy. Is training your new puppy good preventative "medicine"? A few months ago, ...
Three weeks ago, I received a phone call from Cindy. Dr. John Smith of Pet Care, a holistic veterinary practice in Ann Arbor, referred Cindy to me because her dog, Red, was afraid of men. Red was tied out outside at Cindy’s sister’s home. Their brother came and untied the ...
In my last post, we looked at what canine trainer Martin Deeley (who dog aficionados refer to as "the trainer's trainer") says about separation anxiety. Before I give you another point of view from dog trainer, Cheri Lucas, let me introduce you to her. Lucas began her work with dogs by ...
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