Before I was a dog trainer, I was an entertainer… And during my apprentice years of entertaining, I was a circus performer .  Ringling...

The “touch” game is a great way to get your dog focused back on you, and also an excellent precursor for a reliable recall.

Whenever I introduce a new skill or behavior, I present it in a way that motivates the dog to  want  to do it. The dog will do the task...

I went to BJ’s Wholesale Club last Sunday to buy pork chops to make training treats for the week. I generally cook and cut up 8 pounds of...

I’m working with several dogs now who were rescued from puppy mills. These are not puppies, but rather dogs who were born in a puppy...

People get upset when their dogs growl – especially when the dog is growling at  them!  There’s an old, outdated idea that the human has...

Goose is a Pointer mix who would bark and lunge when he saw people or other dogs during a walk. We’re working on changing his emotional...

I got a call from Jeff, who had rescued a 2 1/2 year old female Golden Retriever – a breeder dog from a puppy mill. TB was camped out on...

Pilot is a very active and curious four-year-old Corgi.  When Hailey and Sean adopted her a couple months ago, they knew it was meant to...

Caper is an Appenzeller Sennenhund (a Swiss herding dog), who did not like being in the car. She especially didn’t like getting into the...

Most dogs are happier and more focused when they have jobs to do, so we decided to give Duncan a job. Duncan is a Cavalier King Charles...

Baxter and Bizzie are very smart lab mixes who needed help with recalls, polite leash walking, anxiety, and “boundaries,” – especially...

Pepper is a Labradoodle who would sometimes steal and resource guard socks and other objects belonging to her human parents – often...

Shiloh is a German Shepherd who needed help with dog reactivity. She would bark and lunge when she saw other dogs, so we started out...

Baxter is a very smart, independent lab mix. One of the issues that his human parents, Wendy and Carl, wanted to work on was the recall.

I was in a wedding this month. Actually, I was hired to be in a wedding... I got an email from a former client about Wally – a dog I’d...

Sparky is a Cairne Terrier puppy who has beaten the odds and overcome some extreme challenges. She was adopted by Carrie and Rich from a...

It’s an adjustment when our furry friends start to age, but there are ways we can help them stay active, and feel happy and important....

It’s Dark. I’m Tired. It’s Cold. During the winter, it’s dark when most people get home from work. Life seems more stressful, you spend...

Checkers is an Appenzeller, and we are working with his issues of jumping on guests, eating sticks, and biting things that have wheels....