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 | 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...
by admin | Apr 2, 2019 | Dog Bite Prevention, Dog Bite Safety, Dog Care, Dog Training, Positive Reinforcement Dog Training
Spoiler Alert! Growling is one way dogs communicate discomfort. Yup, its that simple. Growling is a vocal expression of a dog’s discomfort which generally follows visual cues that have been ignored or unnoticed by the humans. Growling gets a bad reputation...