by Kate LaSala | Jul 31, 2023 | Dog Training, Dogs and Babies and Kids, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Pet Loss & Grieving, Rescue Dogs, Resource Guarding, Separation Anxiety
As someone who specializes in fear and aggression cases, a few times a year, I have clients who are facing the consider of rehoming, surrendering or behavioral euthanasia. I am also a certified companion animal end-of-life death doula, so I am uniquely qualified to...
by Kate LaSala | Jul 24, 2023 | Dog Training, Puppy Training, Rescue Dogs
Getting your dog to come when called (recall) is a potentially life saving behavior. In a worst-case scenario, you drop the leash or your dog slips out of a harness and takes off. You want to know that when you call him, he will come back. Recall is also one...
by Kate LaSala | Jul 10, 2023 | Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation, Rescue Dogs, Separation Anxiety
When I have my initial consult with separation anxiety clients, most, if not all of them, have some misguided understanding or belief about separation anxiety. And with all the widely found information online and given from friends, it’s easy to see why...
by Kate LaSala | Jul 3, 2023 | Dog Training, Puppy Training, Rescue Dogs
Bringing home a new dog, whether a puppy or an adult, is exciting. But, if you have a resident dog already, you may be a little anxious about the best way to introduce them and how to make things go as smoothly as possible. It’s up to us to set both your new and...
by Kate LaSala | Jun 19, 2023 | Dog Training, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs
Today I’m thrilled to share that my new course, Conquering The Urban Jungle: Helping Dogs With Their Fear Of Being Outside, is now available! This has been many months in the making and I am so excited to be able to finally share it with you. This course...
by Kate LaSala | May 8, 2023 | Dog Training, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs
People mean well. I know they do, but there’s many old ways of interacting with dogs that we were once thought to be the right way, but aren’t. One of these myths is that when we meet a dog we should present our hand “for them to sniff.”...
by Kate LaSala | May 1, 2023 | Dog Training, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs
Full disclosure, I have a strong bias against big dogs playing with and living with small dogs. There, I said it. Sure, many big and small dogs successfully do play or live together, but for me, the risk of something going wrong, just isn’t worth it. Many...
by Kate LaSala | Apr 24, 2023 | Dog Training, Puppy Training, Rescue Dogs
This is my next installment in my Back To Basics series. The first post on housetraining can be found here. Did you know that puppy biting and mouthing is completely normal dog behavior? Puppies explore their worlds with their mouths (and noses) so picking...
by Kate LaSala | Apr 17, 2023 | Dog Training, Puppy Training, Rescue Dogs, Separation Anxiety
As someone who focuses on fear cases, I have a disproportionate amount of people who view their dog’s fear issues as behavior “problems” that need “fixing” instead of recognizing that fear is not disobedience. The more I was...
by Kate LaSala | Apr 10, 2023 | Dog Training, Rescue Dogs, Separation Anxiety
Discovering your dog has separation anxiety can cut to your soul. Even more than so many other behavioral issues, the inability to leave your dog alone without the dog panicking has grave quality of life issues, both for the dog and the human. It’s is a behavior...
