Food Bowl Guarding

Some dogs, like people, learn to live by the code that what is theirs is theirs and what is yours is theirs as well. Resource […]

Should You Let Sleeping Dogs Lie…In

I get the distinct impression that most people think dog trainers believe dogs shouldn’t sleep in bed with their people. However, most of my dog […]

Is Your Dog a Pushy Pants?

Two things happened recently that made me think of pushy dogs. First, I went to a conference this weekend that included a buffet lunch (I […]

Stereotypes and Generalizations of the Pit

Generalizations are a tricky business. On the one hand, they are necessary in order for us to more easily understand our complex world. On the […]

Teach Your Dog to Rollover for

Teaching Your Dog to Rollover for Examination: Teaching your pup to roll on their belly for examination is often confused with an Alpha Roll whereby […]

Make Training Your Dog a Family

Lydia M. of Akron, Ohio, was understandably upset when she contacted me for help. Her family had been begging her for years to let them […]

Why Do Dogs Eat Grass?

My friend’s dog Moo got his name because he has the color pattern of a black and white Holstein cow. However, he has lived up […]

Is Your Dog’s Digging in the

Digging is a normal and natural behavior for dogs. Wolves and wild dogs dig to bury food as a reserve, to chase small animals, to […]

How to Prevent and Resolve Dog

Resource guarding can be described as the propensity of some dogs to attempt to maintain possession of or guard particular things they consider of value […]

On Leash Dog Aggression Due to

A couple of months ago I received an email from someone who was very frustrated that her 1 ½ year-old Yorkshire Terrier was growling and […]