You did everything right. You socialized your puppy, enrolled in a training class, practiced every day. Your dog was sitting, lying down, coming when called. You were feeling pretty good about things. And then, somewhere around six to eighteen months, it all seemed to...
I was driving through a client’s neighborhood last week when I saw something that upset me so much that I slowed my car to watch. A dog walker was moving down the sidewalk with three dogs in tow. Two of them were trotting along, heads down, just trying to keep...
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....
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,...
Confidence is not something a dog is simply born with; it is something that develops over time through experiences. One of the most powerful ways to nurture confidence in dogs is by gently introducing them to novel environments, meaning places, sights, sounds, and...
