Whether you’re a professional trainer or someone who trains their own dogs, there’s always room for improvement. But how can you get...

I recently got a call from a woman who has an 11-month-old Siberian husky. Sheila works full-time in a corporate office, while her...

It’s all too easy to get frustrated when your dog doesn’t comply with a request, or worse, doesn’t even pay attention to you. I mean,...

Dog bites can be scary and painful, and can cause major damage. No one in their right mind wants to be bitten! But as a canine behavior...

I was recently reading a dog-related magazine (I know, imagine that!) where a particular breed was being described. One aspect of the...

Part I of Pandemic Pups discussed the challenges of socialization during the pandemic and offered tips on how to make it work. In this...

The isolating aspects of the pandemic have caused feelings of loneliness to intensify in many people. To combat the emotional stress,...

I recently had a phone conversation with a potential client that nearly caused me to explode. Fair warning, if you don’t want to read the...

Enforced togetherness brought on by stay-at-home orders has been a double-edged sword. I worry about things like how many dogs are going...

If asked, we’d all say that of course we would stand up for our dogs; we’d do just about anything to keep them safe, healthy, and happy....

I’ve been involved in wolf, wolfdog and dog rescue for something like 30 years. I’ve volunteered for and have been employed by L.A. city...

Dogs have an instinctive startle reflex, just like humans do. Upon hearing a loud noise or being touched when not expecting it, most of...

Here we are again in late December buying gifts, planning family visits, and hopefully taking some time off work. The holidays are meant...

Just this week, I’ve run across no fewer than three separate situations in which someone had found a dog and was considering what to do...

In my last blog post, I described a fight that took place at my local dog park. Since then, I’ve witnessed an even more violent attack...

A man and his German shepherd were alone in the dog park one early morning when another man with three dogs appeared. The three were...

You don’t always get the dog you were expecting. Just ask my training client Melissa, who envisioned a Lab puppy like the one her...

Gah! One more “simple device to stop problem dog behaviors” has hit the market. I was alerted recently when, thanks to Facebook’s...

Have you ever been in the supermarket and seen a child pointing at something on the shelf, imploring his mom to buy it? The mom says no....

The voice on the other end of the phone was difficult to understand, because the woman was struggling to speak through her tears. This...