Today marks what would have been Betty White's 100th birthday. We lost a great champion for animals - not just shelter dogs and cats but primates, birds and zoo animals. Betty White advocated for better zoo conditions, protecting endangered species and...
Every once in a while, a dog enters your life and changes everything. -Unknown I love this saying. Maybe because it really hits home. With so many new people to my blog and newsletter, I thought I'd take this opportunity to tell my story a little bit. I’ve...
Happy New Year! With the start of the new year, I thought it would be a good reminder to help get you started off on the right foot (paw?) with training your dog. Here are my five things for you to leave behind in 2021 or to change for 2022: Stop using...
Today I'm participating in a trainer roundup series with the theme of "We (professional trainers) give you permission" to do all sorts of things that are demonized by people and often, other trainers. See all the posts here! So I'm here, as a Certified...
As a quick reference guide, I'm compiling my posts and downloads about dogs with kids and babies here in one place (and I will try to update it moving forward). Free Downloads: 10 Dos and Dont's When Introducing Your Dogs To Your New Baby: Download my free...
During this week of Thanksgiving and Barbo's recent medical situation, I'm reflecting on the many things I'm thankful for and that includes all of you. Today I am thankful for dogs, not just my own, but all of my clients, that I get to know so well over the...
As a quick reference guide, I'm compiling my separation anxiety posts and downloads here in one place (and I will try to update it moving forward). With the launch of my Separation Anxiety Training Foundations (SATF) course, a lot of people are looking for...
Last week I excitedly announced the release of my upcoming course, Separation Anxiety Training Foundations. Today I'm thrilled to finally share it with you! This has been many months in the making and I would be remiss if I didn't thank my wonderful team...
I am thrilled to finally announce a huge project I've been working on behind the scenes for many, many months! Next week I will be launching my first self-paced course though my website. As my separation anxiety clients have increased over the last year or...
Recently I hosted a free Q&A on training deaf dogs, with my friend and colleague, Zach from Evolved Dog Training, who specializes in training hearing impaired dogs. Here are some of the key takeaways from the Q&A: Train hand signals Train gentle,...
Dogs and cats can, in many cases, live in harmony or peacefully coexist. But there's several things that can be done to help boost the chances of success. First, while it's common for people to think cats cannot be trained and that if dogs and cats are going...
This is probably one of my most asked questions from clients. And if it's not that, they're telling me "But, my dog isn't food motivated." I understand - having food on you all the time is annoying! But more often than the annoyance of having food is the...