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I have surprised clients when they have rung me up and said their dogs does not walk as well on leash at home as he does in my classes. When we start out to walk so I can see what the dog is [...]

In the US I worked for Lab Rescue of the Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac. I did various jobs over a number of years. I drove transports, evaluated dogs, worked at the adoption days, took [...]

Somehow, somewhere this myth came about that it takes 10 lessons to teach Basic Obedience to dogs. Some trainers even sell packages of 17 lessons or 42 lessons. Well, that’s great if you [...]

Dogs don’t arrive on this planet knowing any human words, lets alone basic training commands. I am always perplexed by people that bring home an 8 week old puppy then start shouting “sit, sit [...]