by Kate LaSala | Aug 30, 2021 | Separation Anxiety, Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs
Remote training isn’t new in dog training. In fact, decades ago, separation anxiety trainers would drop camcorders off at their clients’ homes so they could record their training. Thankfully we don’t need to do that anymore thanks to...
by Kate LaSala | Aug 16, 2021 | Dog Training, Pet Loss & Grieving
I currently share my life with two senior dogs. Mr. Barbo, turned 13 last week and BooBoo will be 13 in October. And I’m here to say, it can be heartbreaking going through this aging process. Barbo has been with us since he was about a year and half...
by Kate LaSala | Aug 2, 2021 | Dog Training, Dogs and Babies and Kids, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Rescue Dogs
If your dog could talk, he’d have a lot of requests. And I bet you’d be a little surprised at how simple some of those things are. So I’m here, begging you on his behalf. And I hope you’ll listen. 9 Requests, From Me, On Behalf Of...
by Kate LaSala | Jul 26, 2021 | Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Dog Training, Resource Guarding
I commonly have clients write on their intake form or tell me during our initial consult that they think their dog is “protecting them.” Maybe their dog barks at, growls or bites strangers so people jump to the conclusion their dog is guarding...
by Kate LaSala | Jul 19, 2021 | Fear, Aggression and Reactivity, Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation, Separation Anxiety
TV trainers have done a lot of damage over the last couple of decades, and one of those things is pushing the idea that a “calm” dog is the ideal state we want to achieve for our dogs all the time. I like calm dogs when they’re seniors and...
