Science, Dog Training and the Power of Experience
I can’t tell you how many times I publish something and people get angry. I think it’s a function of just being on the Internet. It seems that, no matter how tolerant I try to...
The Big What If: Fears, Insecurities and Shifting Your Mindset
I did something colossally stupid… It was last week…it was not dog related…but it was a HUGE mistake. I sent an email to nearly 10,000 people…with a giant...
Unfavorable Odds: My Review of the Pet Corrector
I ordered a case of Pet Correctors. There…I said it…let the freak out commence. Perhaps you don’t know what “Pet Correctors” are… We’ll get to that in a minute. But for many...
Dirty Words in Dog Training: Don’t Sh*** on yourself
If you know me, you may know this story already, but my first dog Koby was a challenge. In fact, the word “challenge” is an understatement. I loved him like crazy, and...
Bested by a 10 Year Old: A Simple Strategy to Build Confidence in Your Dog’s Tug Game
I was playing Jenga with my nephews the other day… If you don’t know what Jenga is, here is a description from their website: “Jenga is a game of physical and mental...
Throw Caution to the Wind: 5 Simple Steps for Boosting Your Dog’s Motivation for Toys
She stood, fully armed. Prepared for a day of fun at the beach. In one hand, she had a chuck-it – a plastic contraption designed to launch a tennis ball to the moon...
Tough Love: Recapturing Your Motivation to Train Your Dog
“I’m too busy…” “Work was crazy this week…” “The weather is awful…” “It’s just too cold.” There are hundreds of reasons you can find why you can’t seem to find the time to...
Soccer Balls and Setbacks: Conquering Roadblocks with One Simple Strategy
So I have this dog… If you’ve been in any of my courses, inevitably you’ve heard stories of this great, impulsive behemoth of a dog…in fact, I’m certain that by the end of...
An Exercise in Frustration: Why I never teach bite inhibition to puppies
The door flung open and behind it stood a woman dressed in sweatpants in a t-shirt. She was clearly exhausted and looked like she was in desperate in need of either a strong...