Sometimes the most frustrating and difficult behavior problems get solved with the most simplistic training methods. Methods which, I charge over $100 an hour to teach! No matter how long I train dogs and their people there are still so many human students who fail in...
To celebrate, we want to bring recognition to what these dogs do for their handlers on a daily basis and what we as dog owners/lovers should do when we come across one! What is a Service Dog? A service dog is a dog that has been specifically trained to perform a task...
It’s Saturday afternoon and you’re at a crowded farmer’s market. There are people moving, shopping, laughing, children running or playing, you stop to look at a booth and as you do, you take a step and feel your leg touch something. You turn to say sorry but it turns...
Several years ago I blogged about how to introduce dogs the right way — slow and steady. Why is it that we humans don’t apply the same relationship principles to our dogs as we would to meeting a new person? Just because two dogs are social dogs...
For International Assistance Dog Week it is important that we highlight the value these dogs provide at the times we need them most. While all assistance dogs provide their own unique service to their owners, therapy dog teams volunteer their time to help others who...
He knocked your down? He saw what? You broke your wrist!? What were you doing? So he broke his stay command and just took off after that other dog? Oh, I see… I can’t tell you how many times in my career I’ve heard the famous last words “my dog...
