Readers know that I’m not one to preach, pontificate, or otherwise bore you to pieces. So I will try to make this post brief and to the...

Most dogs have a trick or two their owners find so delightfully entertaining that the dog is encouraged to repeat it for its sheer...

Golden Retriever Trish was too much dog for her owners. Trish greeted each day with such delighted enthusiasm that her 55 pound body...

Watching a young mother at Price Chopper recently, I was reminded of something called “learned behavior.” Yes, a tragedy was averted, the...

One of my clients cannot speak. She recently adopted a two year old Shepherd mix named Glinda. Glinda has a tendency to see an open door...

Some dog owners think that training their dog is a formal enterprise that involves attending classes, walking in an ordered circle apace...

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...

For a good time, watch your dog sleep. But seriously, like most dogs, your dog is particularly delectable when conked out, adrift in...

Human beings mean well. After all, we are the warm-hearted adopters of our canine friends. We take these shedding, drooling,...

If it appears that your dog has a housebreaking issue, it may NOT be because he is confused about where to go. When a dog seems to have...

I brace myself at a new client’s door, wondering what to expect on the other side. Not so much the dog, but the owner. Remember Close...

You would think, okay, its a staircase, no biggie. But your dog has other ideas. I’ll give you some examples: Elliott, a Bassett Hound,...