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Dee Green has been a professional dog trainer and canine behavior consultant for more than 20 years. She specializes in puppies up to 18 months, and fearful, anxious, and reactive dogs of all ages.

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House Training Success on a Balcony or Patio

August 20, 2024

I’ve had great results coaching puppy guardians on using real or artificial grass pads for house training. The greatest house

By: Dee Green

Dogs Who’ve Been Triggered Need Time to Recover

July 22, 2024

When dogs get highly aroused/go “over threshold,” they’re often unable to release that arousal when the trigger is out of

By: Dee Green

Puppy Crate Training First Step

July 15, 2024

The single most important behavior for puppies learning to enjoy their crate is the ability to walk into the crate

By: Dee Green

Dogs Learn From Scent, First

July 4, 2024

Familiarity with scent prior to direct exposure reduces anxiety in dogs, in my experience. They’re less likely to react and

By: Dee Green

Loose-Leash FUN!

June 17, 2024

Leashed walking is the puppy skill that guardians who contact me seem to struggle with the most. Few puppies are

By: Dee Green

My Puppy Destroyed Her Bed. Now What?

May 20, 2024

In a recent post in a puppy behavior group, virtually everyone said the ONLY solution to this problem is to

By: Dee Green

Easy Daily Enrichment for Puppies and Dogs

May 14, 2024

The easiest enrichment happens at meal times. Puppies need to eat 3 or more times a day while they’re young.

By: Dee Green

Airline Carriers Make Puppy Rearing Easier

May 10, 2024

Easier Overnights Puppy whining, crying and barking overnight rattles the whole house, costing busy parents valuable sleep time. In order

By: Dee Green

10 Steps to a More Cooperative, Less Stressful Relationship with Your Puppy

May 1, 2024

I read a lot of posts on social media from puppy owners distraught because their puppy barks at strangers, chewed

By: Dee Green

A Nest Bed Can Change a Puppy or Dog’s Life

February 25, 2024

Dogs are hardwired to seek “dens” for sleep. A den in this context is a small space they can curl

By: Dee Green

Dogs Dig Dens

February 21, 2024

This is Bret. He won the dog lottery. When Bret was adopted, he was in a fragile emotional state. His

By: Dee Green

Killing Dogs with Kindness

February 21, 2024

I met Johnnie at age 8, shortly after he’d been re-homed. His new family called me because he’d been “a

By: Dee Green

Find Your Reactive Dog’s Safe Zone

February 21, 2024

The first step in desensitizing a reactive dog to the presence of a trigger is determining how far that dog

By: Dee Green

House Training Tips for Busy Pet Parents

February 20, 2024

There are many myths and urban legends surrounding house training on the Internet. Many involve potentially damaging ideas like correcting/punishing

By: Dee Green

How to Teach Your Dog to Self-Calm

February 14, 2024

Dogs don’t come pre-programmed for calm. It’s a learned behavior, especially in stimulating environments. For dogs to learn to self-control,

By: Dee Green

One and Done!

February 14, 2024

Dogs are primarily physical communicators (body language). Humans are primarily verbal.  When our dogs fail to respond as desired to

By: Dee Green

Trade, Don’t Take

February 11, 2024

NOVEMBER 2, 2023 Do you regularly play with knives? Stick your hand in a running blender or mixer? I don’t,

By: Dee Green

Changing Dog Opinions

February 11, 2024

Reactive dogs don’t stop being reactive because they’re punished. Yanking a leash, or yelling “no” at a dog can interrupt

By: Dee Green

Exercise Alternatives to Dog Parks and Daycare

February 9, 2024

The stories of an antibiotic-resistant respiratory disease that’s been fatal in some cases has many dog guardians rethinking their normal

By: Dee Green
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Flirt Pole Fun!

February 9, 2024

Below are my top tips for flirt pole success for draining energy, fulfilling instincts (enrichment) and reinforcing behaviors, below, followed

By: Dee Green

Zen on a Leash

February 9, 2024

When I walk dogs, I get into a zone where it can be hard to carry on a conversation in

By: Dee Green

The Leash is a Conversation, Not a Handle

February 9, 2024

If you think of the leash as a conversation between you & your dog, it’s easy to understand why pulling

By: Dee Green

Tools for Addressing Separation Anxiety

February 8, 2024

Separation anxiety is a constellation of behaviors that result from underlying anxiety and insecurity. Resolving this complex issue requires a

By: Dee Green

Learn, Practice, Proof!

February 6, 2024

For our dog to truly develop a new habit, we need to practice the behavior consistently and frequently over a

By: Dee Green

Introducing Puppies to New Beds, Toys and More

February 5, 2024

How we introduce something new to a puppy can make a big difference in how the puppy perceives the new

By: Dee Green

5 New Puppy Survival Tips for Guardians

December 27, 2023

As a puppy specialist, I’ve worked with a lot of puppies and owners in the last 25 years. Almost everyone

By: Dee Green

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