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Fear of Strangers in the Home: A Guest Protocol That Works
By Katie Casell, KPA CTP, CPDT-KA, FFCP, FDM, CSAT, CPPS. Owner and lead trainer, Dances With Dogs, serving Miami-Dade County since 2002. Fear of strangers in the home is one of the most common calls we get. The dog has been part of the family for years. They love...
Why Won’t My Newly Adopted Dog Settle?
We have been getting a lot of these calls lately. Someone brings home a newly adopted dog from the Miami-Dade shelter or a local rescue. A week later, they call us because the dog is hiding, will not eat, bolts at the slightest sound, or has decided the husband is...
Decompression Walks for Dogs: 7 Essential Tips for Miami
Your dog gets walked every day. You clip on the leash and head down the sidewalk or street. You cover the same route every day, and 15 to 30 minutes later, you're back home. Your dog is tired. And yet, the barking at the window has not gotten better; the restless...
Miami Dog Trainer Guide: 5 Essential Questions to Avoid a Bad Hire
D og training is an unregulated industry in Florida and everywhere else in the United States. No license is required. No board reviews complaints. No minimum education standard exists. Anyone can print business cards tomorrow, call themselves a behavior expert, and...
Hurricane Season Prep for Miami Dog Owners (2026 Checklist)
If you have lived in Miami through even one storm season, you know the drill for your house. The question is whether you have an equally solid drill for your dog. This is the complete 2026 guide to hurricane prep for Miami dog owners: what goes in the go-bag, where...
Miami Apartment Dog Training: 2 Proven Paths That Actually Work
You have seen the ads. Send your dog away for two weeks, get back a "fully trained" dog. If you live in a Brickell high-rise or an Edgewater condo with a dog who drags you through the lobby, barks at the elevator, or melts down at the dog on the fourth floor, that...