Recently I've written about resource guarding prevention, especially in puppies, and what not to do to teach your dog not to guard. Today's post is for those of you who already have a guarder and some things we can do to keep everyone safe and still keep your...
There is no substitute for quality training and behavior modification but there are a lot of management strategies to manage or overcome unexpected situations when they occur so your dog isn't practicing doing the wrong thing. Sometimes having the right gear...
Recently I've written about resource guarding prevention, and what to do if you have a puppy or a new dog who doesn't resource guard. You can see that post and videos here. Today I'm debunking some common myths about how to prevent or "fix" food and resource...
Recently I've had a lot of new resource guarding clients and many of them are puppies, which got me thinking. Is this a by-product of Covid? Are people home more and therefore taking more things away from their dogs? Did they just get a puppy from a bad breeder due...
To wrap up my Bringing Home Baby series, I'm happy to release my newest free guide for you, 10 Dos and Don'ts When Introducing Your Dog to Your New Baby. DOWNLOAD HERE. And don't forget, to join me for a free Facebook Live Q&A on dogs and babies with my...
This is the final installment of my Bringing Home Baby series. Check back tomorrow for a big free release right here and don't forget to join me for a free Facebook Live Q&A on dogs and babies with my special guest, Katherine Davidson, CTC, CSAT and Owner...
This is the fourth installment of my Bringing Home Baby series and I'll be discussing the important topic of dog body language and the importance of not punishing your dog if or when he growls to communicate he's uncomfortable or upset. I know, you might think...
This is the third installment of my Bringing Home Baby series and I'll be discussing common demand and attention seeking behaviors that your dog might currently do, and whether these behaviors will be safe or wanted once you have a newborn or toddler. When I...
This is the second installment of my Bringing Home Baby series and I'll be discussing the logistics of sleeping once your baby comes home. When I do my private pre-baby prep sessions, this is topic we talk about early, because sometimes it requires some...
This is the first in my series, Bringing Home Baby. For the next several weeks, I'll be discussing some common topics on the blog about preparing your dog for you bringing home a human baby. This week I'm starting with probably the most commonly given piece...
I won’t lie: there is no substitute for quality training and behavior modification. BUT, there are a lot of ways to manage and prevent problem behaviors so that our dogs stop practicing doing the wrong thing, right away. Every time your dog does the wrong thing...
Training often involves tackling the given problem from various approaches - training, management, exercise and enrichment - but the number one thing I always discuss with clients is management. Management prevents the problem from continuing to happen, and...
Is your Velcro dog at risk for separation anxiety? It sure would seem logical to think that, wouldn't it? It would make complete sense to assume that if you can't walk from one room to another without your dog following you, that she must completely fall...
Many dogs (and cats!) struggle with having normal vet and grooming procedures done and it's not surprising if we look at it from their perspective. Often times they've likely been forced to "just get it done," maybe having been pinned down, forcibly held into...
When your dog is suffering from separation anxiety, it is completely normal to want to do everything you can to help give them relief and try to help them. A quick internet search will turn up a wealth of recommendations for seemingly quick fixes however for...
Since the majority of my behavior practice involves working fear and aggression cases, including separation anxiety, I spend a lot of time helping clients navigate how we can break the things their dog is afraid of, whether it's strangers, absences, noises,...
With the horrible events in our nation's Capitol recently, I've been struggling a bit with how to appropriately provide relevant, but sensitive content for this week, so it seemed fitting to broach the topic of racism, or at least racism in dogs. Often clients...
Last week I discussed about how major life changes, like a move, can often trigger behavior changes or regressions in areas like separation anxiety or house training. And while moving may be a specific trigger for a regression, regressions, moving or not, are...