Do you like dogs? Do they like you back? Well, in that case, maybe YOU have what it takes to make it in the ruff and kibble world of canine coaching. Maybe. But before you start barking up this career tree, it might be beneficial to get a little information first. The exiting world of [...]

EVEN VERY SENSITIVE DOGS ARE IN THE SHELTERS BECAUSE OF BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. This very sweet, sensitive dog, Tessa (renamed Flower), was adopted by Amy and her husband, Michael, along with a pitbull, Bella. Flower was a very hard-pulling, child-chasing, door-charging, food-snatching, mad-dashing, un-housebroken dog. Thank goodness that it was Amy and Michael who adopted this [...]

It’s one of those truisms that we tend to take for granted:  cats and dogs fight like, well, cats and dogs.  Everybody knows that cats and dogs don’t get along.  Don’t they?  Isn’t it true?  Well, maybe not.  New research is casting doubt on this age-old stereotype about two of our best friends. According to [...]

Reno is a 6 monthold German Shepherd that graduated from the Neuman K-9 Academy pet dog boot camp. The program covered sit, down, heel, sit + stay, down + stay, recall, and etiquette (no jumping up or barging through doors). Neuman K-9 Academy is dog training facility located in Minnesota that provides professional obedience training [...]

As anyone who has seen the popular BBC TV series “Dog Borstal” will know, getting your dog to listen to you is, well, all about communication. You may think you know how to get through to your mutt – but if he isn’t paying any attention, he could be trying to tell you something…Once you [...]