Yesterday I met a client at our local Home Depot to do some socializing and distraction training. I got there a few minutes early and took my dog Bernard out of the car to stand by the door and wait until they got there. It...
The Quick Fix It seems everyone today is so focused on time and urgency (myself included!) that we often forget there are many things that are better done at a slower pace. In fact one of the cellular phone companies even has a commercial out now...
Telling the dog No! When our dogs do something that we don’t want them to do, we immediately say "No Sam" (their name), or hopefully no ma’am or no sir. But what I have found is we are still not fully communicating with our dogs. We...
Surprisingly enough the majority of people in America are control freaks in some sense or another. We don’t want to admit it, but it is true. I can say it for almost everyone in my family in some way shape or form. Now what happens...
Does your dog’s barking drive you crazy? We often forget that barking is totally normal for dogs. That is they way they communicate. Just as birds chirp, cats meow, our dog’s bark! Unfortunately, our dog’s don’t know how to control their barking unless we teach...