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These are amazing times to be a dog owner. Dog parks are everywhere, dog schools and day care centers have become ubiquitous, there are almost more dog feeding options than human ones. The pet industry has become an enormous conglomerate of choices, possibilities and new opportunities. However, with the the amount of information and choices, one can easily get confused…
Like many, one of the hardest things for me is to practice is balance. I constantly find myself doing too much or berating myself for doing too little. The doing too much, I’m sure is completely relatable. Since I love what I do, I want to keep doing it. Be it the prison program, be it working with as many…
You did it. After deliberating for a while, doing your research and acquiring all the supplies needed, you got a dog. Maybe it is a puppy that you researched online for, or a rescue dog that stole your heart. But now they are home. You are over the moon with excitement and just want to spend all your free time…
We are back! After two years, false starts, and a lot of hard work, we were able to restart Pawsitive Change. It does indeed take a village for a program of this magnitude to move forward. Many don’t realize that it takes the cooperation of a team of people, including the backing of a rescue (Marley’s Mutts), CDCR staff, trainers…
As dog trainers we hear it a lot: ‘my dog is lonely, I’ll get another one to keep it company’, or ‘my dog has separation anxiety, another dog will help with that’ and even ‘my dog doesn’t like other dogs, getting another dog will help fix that.’ Even though the intention behind this idea is undeniably one of love and…
A little over a year and half ago, Kovu, the Belgian Mallinois came into my life. He was about a year old. His owners had become afraid of him. Puppy Kovu was a present from the boyfriend to the girlfriend. She had wanted a Golden Retriever. They both agreed that they would work together to raise the pup. They are…
Every morning when I wake up, I let the dogs out and make myself a coffee. It’s a habit. My dogs know it very well. After all, I have been doing the same thing since forever. My dogs assume that going out, doing their business, coming back in, lying down and waiting for breakfast is what they are supposed to…
Proactive: “creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.” Reactive: “acting in response to a situation rather than creating or controlling it.” Thinking about your relationship with your dog, would you say you are more proactive or reactive when seeking a specific behavior? In my experience the majority of…