Recently, I was walking Ira down the street, which is normally very quiet and almost never has traffic or people walking. There happened to be a woman coming towards us down the middle of the road. I moved off to the side of the road, somewhat away from her to give her space in case… Read More Please Ignore My Dog
In the last 2 months I have not been training the dogs as much as I had planned or wanted to. This is because on April 8th we lost our fourth dog in 10 months – McCoy. McCoy was 16 years and one month old. He hadn’t been eating well for about 5 days and… Read More Why We Haven’t Been Training Much
It’s that time of year when more people are getting out with their dogs for walks and exercise, fun and travel. Many dogs have not done much for months if they live in a cold climate. Sometimes, dog who live in hot climates also do not get out much during the day due to the… Read More Training Our Reactive Puppy
One of the obstacles that many people with dogs run up against is finding the time or the desire to train, i.e. motivation. We humans like instant results. We have trouble seeing the benefit of doing something which will only result in changes far into the future (or what we perceive as being far into… Read More Motivate Yourself To Train Your Dog
Camping/travelling season is coming up fast. If you haven’t been out much with your dog over the cooler part of the year, and will be doing some travelling and camping, you will want to prepare your dog for seeing new things, people, smells and other dogs. A normally “friendly” or calm dog can become overly… Read More Preparing Your Reactive Dog For Camping Season
