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A theme that comes up a lot when clients start learning about how to better communicate with their dogs is: “I don’t want to punish my dog for doing something wrong”. My answer to that is “don’t punish your dog. Instead teach them pathways to behaviors that you do agree with.” In the human world, words matter. Fully grasping that…
Training for anything takes time. Training anyone takes time. The art of mastering anything, be it a great dish that one loves to make, be it learning an instrument or creating a work of art, it always, always takes time. To achieve a Masters degree in academia it takes a minimum of 18 months, and that is after the 4…
A new client recently told me she has a really hard time with the word discipline. She can’t help it, she equates it with meanness and does not know how to change that. I told her that she could change the wording to coaching, directing, guidance… that gave her pause. She told me she never thought about it like that.…
In a world where dog ownership has become ubiquitous, it is somewhat confusing to me how many people get a puppy without thinking about what it will take to potty train them. It is also a little disconcerting that new puppy owners think that simply having them learn on their own, without any guidance or prompts is a successful way…
Scrolling around social media recently, I saw a video of a trainer yelling at a human whose dog was off leash that the dog he was working with was not friendly. He yelled ‘not friendly’ four or five times while the woman’s dog kept approaching his dog. The off-leash dog was curious about the ‘not friendly dog’, the dog’s owner…
If you ever wondered if our society is overmedicating dogs, simply type “anxiety medication for dogs” on your Google search and see how many medications come up. Not only are there at least a dozen type of prescribed medications for dogs, the amount of articles that come up, are at a minimum, overwhelming. The question I often ask myself is…
It is somewhat rare for a dog to surprise me. Since I have been doing this for a long time, I often think that I have seen it all. But to meet Frankie is to understand resilience. A dog that was, in all probability, taken way too early from his mother. Separated from his pack and not given the chance…
Recently I was asked how I became a dog trainer; actually the question was “how did you come to know dog psychology so well?” The question resonated with me because I had to think back to a time when I never thought about “dog training” as a profession. I was headed in a completely different direction. Having recently gone back…
Recently I have had two different dogs from two different households come for training. Both of these dogs and their owners had been to different trainers. In one case, two trainers. Both of these dogs need rehab since they are unable to coexist with other animals or be calm around the owners. Unfortunately the similarities don’t end there. In both…
When humans started domesticating dogs, we noticed that these incredible creatures were extremely versatile and wonderful co-workers for a myriad of jobs. They can help with hunting, herding, protection, tracing and capturing fugitives, helping the blind to navigate the world… I could go on. It is clear that dogs are remarkable intelligent beings, but more importantly, they have an innate…