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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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