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PUPPY PRESSURE COOKER: HOW TO GET MORE JOY OUT OF TRAINING
Let me just take a few seconds to gush over this beautiful weather. Even though it’s a little bit creepy, given that I’m sitting outside on my balcony feeling TOO hot in the middle of March, I still can’t help but love it. Mondays are the days that I have my harmonica...
STAGING A PROTEST: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR DOG REFUSES TO WALK ON-LEASH
Every once in awhile while I’m driving I see a dog owner at the end of her leash (forgive the cheesy, over-used pun). She’s standing on the sidewalk pleading with her dog to start moving. We’ve all seen it before. The dog, God knows why, decides to...
JUMPING REVISITED: WHY ISN’T TURNING MY BACK WORKING?
There are a few issues in dog training that niggle at me (is that a word?). No matter who I ask or what I read I get the same answers. And they never seem to be enough. Clients come back to class week after week and I can see that the issue just...
ALL TIED UP: UNDERSTANDING WHY DOGS LEFT OUTSIDE BECOME AGGRESSIVE
I feel like everywhere I go, I’m encountering material for my blog. Dogs are everywhere. I’m starting to realize that living in a “doggy Mecca” like Toronto, where people casually talk about calming signals and organic dog food as thought they’re...
PUPPY PRESSURE COOKER: HOW TO GET MORE JOY OUT OF TRAINING
Let me just take a few seconds to gush over this beautiful weather. Even though it’s a little bit creepy, given that I’m sitting outside on my balcony feeling TOO hot in the middle of March, I still can’t help but love it. Mondays are the days that I have my harmonica...
STAGING A PROTEST: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR DOG REFUSES TO WALK ON-LEASH
Every once in awhile while I’m driving I see a dog owner at the end of her leash (forgive the cheesy, over-used pun). She’s standing on the sidewalk pleading with her dog to start moving. We’ve all seen it before. The dog, God knows why, decides to...
JUMPING REVISITED: WHY ISN’T TURNING MY BACK WORKING?
There are a few issues in dog training that niggle at me (is that a word?). No matter who I ask or what I read I get the same answers. And they never seem to be enough. Clients come back to class week after week and I can see that the issue just...
ALL TIED UP: UNDERSTANDING WHY DOGS LEFT OUTSIDE BECOME AGGRESSIVE
I feel like everywhere I go, I’m encountering material for my blog. Dogs are everywhere. I’m starting to realize that living in a “doggy Mecca” like Toronto, where people casually talk about calming signals and organic dog food as thought they’re...
NOT ALL SOCIALIZATION IS EQUAL: PROPER SOCIALIZATION FOR YOUR PUPPY
JUMPING IN THE DEEP-END. Last month I ended the summer with a bang by spending the weekend at the beach. People love to bring their dogs to the beach of course…everything’s more fun with a dog! When I was there last month I saw a sweet young...
WHEN CLEAN-CUT ISN’T SO CLEAR-CUT: THE TRUTH ABOUT SHAVING YOUR DOG
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. The flowers are in full bloom, the pools are open and the campfires are a’ blazin’. Everything’s perfect except for your dog. He seems to be panting excessively and he definitely isn’t up for his usual two hour...