I am amazed every single day by dogs. I am not referring to police dogs, service dogs, search-and-rescue dogs, or therapy dogs. Those...

Sheila isn’t a mean dog. She’s a big Mastiff mix that loves to snuggle with her family. She sleeps in the patch of sunlight next to the...

I thought about giving this post a different title: Looks Are Deceiving. Because my dog Todd, age 9, hiked Little Porter Mountain in the...

I watched a stunningly awful movie the other night on TV.  It was Letters to Juliet. The lead actress in the film is a big-eyed starlet...

Jacey lives on the third floor of an apartment building in downtown Albany. Jacey is a five year old Labrador mix that sorta kinda looks...

I am thinking of a certain Shih Tzu with a ME vs THEM mentality when her every-six-weeks visit to the groomer comes around. Her attitude...

“I don’t understand” said Leo’s owner “The first two weeks were amazing. Leo never barked, was great on the leash, he had one accident in...

Most people who like dogs are compelled to pet them. From a dog’s point of view, it can be intimidating, intrusive, and even terrifying,...

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...

Black Lab Petey had a great summer. Someone was there nearly all the time to let Petey out into the yard, take him for a walk, or throw a...

That means “What time is it?” in French. Because Arnaud is a French Poodle with a confused body clock. Like exhausted new parents who...

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...

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...

“Bunny #4 bit the dust today” said Jasper’s owner. “We can’t even bury it because Jasper will dig it up.” He also has a thirst for blood;...

I confess that I am addicted to lists. Alright, I admit that lists have become a necessity because my senior brain cells cannot retain a...

Basset Hound George has lived comfortably in his Ballston Spa home since he was 8 weeks old. George’s family is preparing to move to a...

Toy Fox Terrier Dupree has a high-pitched, fervent and piteous whine that his owners are really, really tired of. It happens whenever one...

No one in Austin’s household are smokers, including Austin, a four-year old Black Labrador Retriever. So how did Austin’s house end up...

Frederick is a charming, laid-back Greyhound. He is in his second home now, and he is very happy there. He has a sofa to sprawl on, room...

True to the title and premise of this blog, I hereby confess that my dreams are of dogs. Sometimes they are clients’ dogs, sometimes they...