In light of the COVID-19 crisis, many people are home more than before.  Most of our dogs are quite happy to have us home all day.  More ...

It's the new year which means time to set new goals for ourselves and for our dog training! How many of you have set goals in the past on...

Teaching dogs to walk politely next to us is a goal of almost every dog owner. But obtaining that can be challenging and requires good f...

There are many reasons why dogs pull, two of which I talked about in a recent video on my Facebook page.  If you missed that video, check...

Thanksgiving is a time for family gatherings, scrumptious food, goodies and football cheering! This, however, is usually not the normal ...

A very common issue I hear from my clients and the general public is that their dogs are over threshold and either aren’t listening or ar...

Many enjoy this time of year and the upcoming Halloween holiday and all its fun and celebrations. However not all of our furry canine fri...

How many times have you wanted to play with your dog, but she didn’t want to engage with you? Or you maybe you were at the park with your...

It’s that time again. School will be starting up again soon and with that, your dog’s routine will be changing. For the past few months, ...

Does your dog struggle when storms or fireworks begin? Are you unsure how to help them become less anxious and stressed during these tim...

Does your dog struggle when storms or fireworks begin? Are you unsure how to help them become less anxious and stressed during these time...

In the last few articles of the newsletter, I provided a series of steps for teaching your dog how to walk nicely next to you.  Today I ...

Walking our dogs is something we all love doing. Being outside, taking in the fresh air, getting some exercise for us and our dogs. And o...

We’ve all been there – wanting to enjoy a nice calm walk with our dog trotting along beside us, loose leash in our hand and taking in the...

In light of April being K9 Fitness Month, I wanted to share some interesting facts about K9 Fitness you may not have known. Dogs involve...

How many times have you come home from work, walked in the door only to have your dog excitedly jump all over you as you’re trying to tak...

How many times have you watched a video of handler and his dog performing an obedience routine and you think, “WOW! What a great team! Th...

When most of us start out training our dogs we have all these thoughts and ideas about the various things we want to teach our dogs. We ...

Time. A valued commodity for most of us. Whether it’s the time we spend at work, with family, by ourselves or the time we spend training ...

Picture it. . .your sitting down at the table to eat and here comes your dog, whimpering, crying or barking at you while you are trying t...