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During a recent dog assessment, a new client tried his hardest to justify his dog’s lunging and snapping at me saying: “He is great if I am not holding the leash. He really likes people. It’s only when I am holding the leash that he tries to bite them.” While I nodded and understood where he was coming from, that…
What does it really mean to advocate for your dog? From working with dogs in prisons to everyday walks in public spaces, this article explores why protecting a dog’s boundaries is a core responsibility of guardianship—and how to do it with calm and grace.
As of the start of this month, I have had four unfortunate encounters with pure bred dogs. Not the type of adverse interactions that usually come to mind. None of these dogs have a bite history, two of them were super young puppies, and two of them have been a clients for almost two years. No, these meetings and the…
Recently I had the absolute pleasure of getting reacquainted with a client that I hadn’t seen for almost a decade. I first met her when we worked with her over protective Doberman, named Zor. A dog that wouldn’t allow anyone near her. She is one tough lady with a heart of gold. She has three disabled adolescent children that depend…
Recently I had the pleasure of hosting Duke and Daisy; a brother/sister from the same littler, adopted together at the tail end of Covid. Duke and Daisy have been together since the day they were born, adopted by the gentlest of souls with the best of intentions. My client, we will name her Claire, said she had always had dogs,…
It has been reported that around 56% of dogs in the US are considered obese. Think about that for a second, over half of the dog population in this country is overweight. If you walk into a Petco or Petsmart nowadays, you feel like you are in a high end supermarket, with rows and rows of different types of foods.…
It has been a long summer. When one works outside (with animals or otherwise) seasons matter. Summers are intense. It is the season of endless daylight, high temperatures and a lot of sweating. With that comes the learning and the growing, the sharpening of one’s skills, the pain, the sweat and the tears. Summer was indeed long, but with it…
As long as I can remember I have been a dog lover. In my humble opinion, dogs are as close as nature will ever get to creating a perfect being. Dogs are fun, funny, loving, fierce, resilient, intelligent, loyal… I could go on for days, but one gets the point. I also happen to absolutely love parks, trees, grass anything…