by Kate LaSala | Jan 17, 2022 | Dog Training, Dog Training Regulation, Rescue Dogs
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...
by Kate LaSala | Apr 19, 2021 | Dog Training, Resource Guarding
In my continuing Resource Guarding Series, I’ve already covered prevention, what not to do and some myths. Today I’m talking about some of the training options available. It’s important to note here that all this training here was done by a...
by Kate LaSala | Feb 16, 2021 | Dog Training
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...
by Kate LaSala | Jan 18, 2021 | Dog Training, Fear, Aggression and Reactivity
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. ...
by Kate LaSala | Jan 4, 2021 | Dog Training, Separation Anxiety
With the New Year, often comes transitions and people moving. Many of my clients have moved during Covid and there’s a few common suggestions I have for people moving to a new home with their dog and thought reviewing them entering the new year would be...