I’m at a lesson to help with a common dog problem. For demonstration purposes, one of the family members goes to the door and selects a...

Claire used to walk a meticulously planned route every morning and evening. She had determined the streets most likely to NOT have a dog...

If you have a guy dog, you know exactly what I mean. Going for a walk is actually going for a whiz. And another. And another. Ad nauseum....

Everyone who has two dogs, raise your hand. Everyone who has two dogs AND walks each dog separately because one or both are terrible on...

….only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong. Dogs are pretty opinionated creatures. There are plenty of dogs that greet visitors to...

Some people think puppies are a clean slate – no skills or knowledge, sure, but also no bad habits or unwanted behaviors. But here’s the...

Imagine having no thumbs. The definition of a thumbless hand is a paw. When you are thumbless, you rely on your mouth to pick things up....

Owning a tall dog – think Irish Wolfhound, Great Dane, Greyhound, Bull Mastiff – has some unique challenges. For example: 2. Visitors get...

Dogs can test our patience. I’m thinking of the Lab mix that settles onto the floor, positions his paws as if preparing for a salon...

No, not to hang yourself. If you’re that frustrated with your dog, call a trainer! The leash – and I’m referring to a 6 foot long walking...

At the risk of sounding like a naysayer, I confess I must share a significant No No with you. Yes, I know, one of my recent blog posts...

Walking a dog on leash is always an adventure. Besides the obvious – whom, or what, will we encounter on the walk? will the rain hold off...

If you have a guy dog, you know exactly what I mean. Going for a walk is actually going for a whiz. And another. And another. Ad nauseum....

At 50 pounds, he is considerably larger than the average Beagle mix. I suspect there is Rottweiler somewhere in his genetic past, or...

I confess that the back of my car is a jumble of leashes, collars, Kongs and Buster Cubes. There are liver treat remnants mashed into the...

P is also for Pasha, an eight year old Pug. If Pasha was a car, she would have two gears: D for Dawdle, and P for Park. Pasha despises...

You remember Beamer from Beamer’s Story. There is a mathematical equation for a walk with Beamer: Beamer + Leash + Owner = Catastrophe...

This is Beamer’s story. Beamer is a seven month old Golden Doodle who lives with a family that includes 3 young children. But I’ll let...

Wendy’s two dogs might have had some obedience training at one time, but you would never know it if you visited her house. There are pee...

Two year old Homer is a smug little Maltese. Smug is the word, because his owner excuses his unwanted behaviors with the all-encompassing...