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My love for dogs doesn’t cloud my desire to help people. My mission is to keep dogs with the people who love them and to teach both about a healthy relationship based on common sense, clarity and consistency. I want to help

​The crate is the easiest, most practical tool to manage a dog in the home, and if there is space for it, in the car. We see about 6-10 clients every week for a variety of problems – from basic

Learning something new is never a straight-line progression. Let’s repeat together: learning something new is never a straight-line progression. There are dips that come from lack of understanding, lack of time spent, and lack of motivation. We all want the

Leash reactivity: this general term describes dogs barking, lunging, growling and seemingly “losing their mind” at the sight of a trigger. Triggers are generally other dogs, people, cars, bikes, skateboards etc. The dog has an emotional response to what they

From time to time, you may see videos and pictures of our dogs biting sleeves, barking at the ‘bad guy’ in the blind, climbing walls to grab a tug or pulling a sled. ​What is this all about and why

Last week I posted a video on Facebook of my awesome students and their reformed reactive dogs on a pack walk on the Eastern Prom. Some wearing muzzles, all calmly passing dogs, bikes, and people. Triggers that used to make

There are many terms that describe a trainers’ methodology that can be confusing to dog owners. Here is a little break down: PP, Fear Free: uses only positive reinforcement/negative punishment. Adds or removes reinforcers to increase or decrease behaviors and

We train dogs. However, we see our job as much bigger than that. We help people. We want dogs and people to experience the best relationship possible based on fairness, clarity and balance. We use tools that we feel get

With the holidays right around the corner, we thought it helpful to create a list of some of our top favorite training tools that we’ve encountered over the years- perfect as gifts for the trainer (or dog!) in your life. 

As a trainer and a former manager of a daycare, my students ask me all the time about enrolling their dog in daycare. Not all daycares are the same, but a well-managed daycare is the perfect place for a young