by admin | May 26, 2021 | Dog Bite Prevention, Dog Bite Safety, Dog Care, Dog Training, Positive Reinforcement Dog Training
I originally wrote this article a couple of years ago but have been having a lot of conversations about dog parks lately so I thought it was time to update it. The first dog park in the United States was created in Berkeley, California, in 1979, by Martha Scott...
by admin | Jan 6, 2021 | Dog Bite Prevention, Dog Training
Dogs use their bodies and facial expressions to communicate with each other and with humans. Dogs understand these signals in each other but it’s harder for humans to read these dog messages. Sometimes people fail to understand what a dog is trying to...
by admin | Sep 9, 2020 | adoption, Dog Bite Prevention, Dog Bite Safety, Dog Training, rescue
There are lots of different reasons people choose to work with a dog trainer from basic manners to wanting to pass the Canine Good Citizen test to wanting to register their dog in various competitions. Others bring in a trainer to help with problem behaviors that are...
by admin | Jan 7, 2020 | Dog Bite Prevention, Dog Bite Safety, Dog Care, Dog Training, Pet Health
I originally wrote and published this article on the blog back in November 2018. I’ve had a couple of people ask me about e-collars lately and, since it’s currently National Train Your Dog month, I thought it was the perfect time to revisit this topic....
by admin | Jul 16, 2019 | Dog Bite Prevention, Dog Bite Safety, Dog Care, Pet Health
I originally published this article over a year ago but I’ve been hearing some dog bite stories lately so I thought it was time for a reminder. When I first adopted my dog, Jake, he had been living in the woods since birth. No one taught him bite inhibition in...
by admin | Jun 25, 2019 | adoption, Dog Bite Prevention, Dog Bite Safety, Dog Training, Positive Reinforcement Dog Training
As it’s Animal Right’s Week, I wanted to highlight what is really a travesty of justice for canines. It’s a travesty because it harms dogs and people AND it doesn’t work. I’m talking about those unjust laws that ban certain breeds from full...
