There is a well-known quote by Gandhi that says, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” So many of us want to be the change for...

I know first-hand how difficult it can be to live with dogs with behavior issues. I’ve had dogs with fear issues, aggression issues,...

Have you ever been in a situation where you took something someone said the wrong way? What about misreading the expression on someone’s...

I spent two hours at the local dog park yesterday. No, I didn’t have my dogs with me, as I’m not a fan of allowing them to run around...

As you know if you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, I’ve been working like crazy with both Bodhi and Sierra on their...

There’s a group of people who walk their dogs around our local park early most mornings. Although the areas they frequent are perimeter...

This blog really ought to be titled, “What happens when you make a caffeine-deficient, spur of the moment decision to take the dogs out?”...

I just read a post about a woman who has a 10-week old toy breed puppy who is nipping at her hands. Her veterinarian suggested swatting...

I just watched an interview with Kimberly Munley and Mark Todd, the civilian police sergeants who took down the crazed gunman at Fort...

I got a call the other day from a potential training client. When I asked what kind of dog she had, the woman replied, “A five month old...

My husband and I were waiting for our luggage at LAX after an 11-hour return flight from Paris. Lulled by the sight of the bags going...

My husband and I are taking a trip to Paris. All the travel guides warn about pickpockets who prey on tourists in certain parts of town....

You may have heard about the recent case of the wolfdog (a.k.a. wolf hybrid) who carried the family infant off into the woods, crushing...

“Cookie-slinging weenies!” “Punishment trainers!” “Posi-Nazis!” “Jerk trainers!” Know what these epithets have in common? For one thing,...

We live in a consumer culture. We’re trained from an early age to want the new, improved, biggest and best version of products and...