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 only to find that with...

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 foundation, lots of s...

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 it out here. Let's ...

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

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 are physically out of ...

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

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 dog and all his foc...

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, things have likely g...

Does your dog struggle when storms or fireworks begin? Are you unsure how to help them become less anxious and stressed during these times? If so, then chec...

Does your dog struggle when storms or fireworks begin? Are you unsure how to help them become less anxious and stressed during these times? If so, then check...

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 am sharing a video a...

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 of course, having our...

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 beautiful day. For ...

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

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 take your coat off? Or ...

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! That dog is so well tr...

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 get so excited think...

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 or playing with our ...

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 to eat. Or, the doorb...

Traveling with my dog is something that I've had to do quite a few times this year. I wanted to share some tips with you to help make traveling with your dog...