The situation is as predictable as it is preventable. A hapless person calls about a small breed dog that they purchased from a pet store or breeder. Although they paid a lot of money for a pure bred, registered puppy, they are having multiple problems. First the...
This weekend I celebrated the end of camping season with a two night trip out to the lake with my two dogs. Both my dogs love camping and I love camping with them. It really gives us a chance for a great deal of one on one bonding time. I just recently purchased a...
It all started a few years ago when a friend called me and asked if I wanted to travel to the middle of nowhere to see if my dog could earn a Farm Dog title. She said, “…it’s a little like an AKC Canine Good Citizen but for farm dogs”. She thought my Cattle...
I have always had success crate training dogs. I think a lot of that success has to do with my mindset about crate training. Instead of looking at it from the human perspective, I look at it from the dog’s perspective. What do I mean by that? Well, when I ask most...