Back when Sierra and Bodhi were alive, we used to frequent a local park that featured softball fields, basketball courts, and walking...

On a recent morning photo walk at a local park, I spotted an animal racing up a hillside. Was it a coyote? A bobcat? Nope! It was a blur...

I was sitting across the kitchen table from my dog training client, trying to get a word in edgewise. The woman herself wasn’t the...

If you hear a whistling sound, it’s the steam coming out of my ears because I’ve just heard yet another person state that someone else’s...

Every dog trainer would like for their dogs to be compliant 100% of the time. I mean, we’re trainers, right? But dogs are not robots, and...

I recently posted on Facebook about my morning at the park with Sierra. I’d had her off leash in a semi-remote area we often frequent,...

A woman I know once told me, “I’d rather be feared than respected.” That was her honest opinion, whether it involved people or animals....

I received a phone call yesterday from a woman in need of training for her dog. She had three dogs—two males and a female—and it seems...

The saying, “A tired dog is a good dog” implies that a dog who is tired is less likely to get into trouble. Of course, the old adage is...

Have you ever played the card game 21, also known as Blackjack? Once you’ve been dealt a hand, you get to decide whether to stick with...

I didn’t mean for it to happen. Normally, my husband takes one dog running while I take the other to the park. Whichever dog I have with...

Remember when you were a kid and one of your friends would sneak up from behind, cover your eyes, and say, “Guess who?” My friends...

I was recently chatting with Judy Fridono, the founder of Puppy Prodigies. The organization employs a neo-natal and early learning...

I’ve heard some trainers talk about prey drive as though it’s something you can train out of a dog. But a dog’s prey instinct is...

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...