Stray dogs

Bark! Confessions of a Dog Trainer blog

Wallflower at the dog park

Oscar is a Lab Shepherd mix, 4 years old, and recently adopted by a young and very earnest couple. No one knows, of course, what Oscar’s...

The right way to get a purebred puppy

Yes, I know. My motto, theme song, tag line, reason for living, is “Don’t Shop! Adopt!” The rest end up in shelters or euthanized. That...

Lost Dog Magnet, Losing Count

So, I’m walking my dogs behind the school and a Border Collie trots into the yard. I watched my guys meet and greet the Collie, then go...

Lost Dog Magnet

In addition to home dog training, I am considering marketing my services as a Lost Dog Magnet. It happened again the other morning. I was...

Whose Dog Is It Anyway?

Remember that stray dog from Take Me Home…Maybe? What if that wa What if your dog somehow escaped your yard (its been known to happen…A...

Take Me Home…Maybe

On our way out to Grafton Lakes for a paddle on Sunday, we saw a dog standing on the side of the road. Screeeeeeech! Pull over. Out the...

Lucky Dog

The big black Labrador meandered slowly up a Delmar street, much to the consternation of my client. She froze and clung to the leash,...