Politeness matters in all manner of daily life. Considering that we walk through doorways with our dogs many times each day, this is a location […]

Marta from Long Island sent me an email today asking how to stop her five year old West Highland White Terrier from sabotaging her social […]

Kissing is high on many people’s list on New Year’s and for some dogs it ranks high among their every day priorities. I recently had […]

Most days pass in a fairly ho-hum way for dogs. There is the early morning ritual of waking up and stretching in preparation for a […]

Bianca, a beautiful 10 week-old Italian Greyhound, is a pup I was lucky to meet this week when her new Mom invited me to their […]

Most people have walked into their home at least once and found their dog waiting for them with a look they interpret as guilty for […]

For the past 25 or so years there has been a lot of talk in the dog world about being your dog’s leader. Some feel […]

Anyone who has spent a Summer in New York City can understand why most urban dwellers anxiously await the coveted invitation to visit a friend […]

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 […]

The term alpha applied to wolves has had a long history. For many years books and articles about wolves have mentioned the alpha male and […]