Dog training is one of the few professions in the United States with zero regulation. No license is required. No governing body sets a universal standard. Anyone can call themselves a certified dog trainer tomorrow, charge real money, and start working with your dog....
Why does my dog growl when I approach their food bowl? It’s one of the most common questions the team at Dances with Dogs hears from Miami-area dog owners. You walk into the kitchen to refill the water bowl, and a low, steady rumble from across the room stops...
Recently, one of my clients called me feeling completely defeated. Her four-month-old puppy had been an absolute handful for the past few days, and she could not figure out what had changed. He was jumping, nipping, getting into everything, and just would not settle....
The hidden cost of misinformation, inconsistency, and quick fixes I want to share something that happens more often than you might think. I walk into a home for a training session, and everything starts out exactly as expected. We begin working, the dog is learning,...
At Dances With Dogs, every decision we make comes back to one question: what does this feel like for the dog? Sometimes that question comes up with a curious new client, sometimes with a skeptic who has heard that “you need to be the alpha” or that...
