by Linda | Sep 8, 2025 | Aggressive Dogs, biting dogs, Dog Behavior Training
Who Is Responsible For Dogs That Bite? A friend of mine who grooms dogs called me the other day. She was trying to catch her breath from wrestling a 4-pound Poodle. The dog bit her when she tried to remove it from its crate. My friend was shocked and irritated, not...
by Linda | Jul 20, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Politics, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dog Training Tools, How to train a dog, negative punishment, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, Positive reinforcement
Reinforcement and Punishment The internet is ablaze with opinions of what constitutes reinforcement and punishment in dog training; what is too much, why should punishment be used at all, etc. There are entire philosophies built on the theory that reinforcement is all...
by Linda | Jul 7, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, negative punishment, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, Positive reinforcement
Post-COVID yielded a lot of fearful, anxious dogs with some extraordinary behavior issues as their owners returned to the office. Two years later, I am still working with many anxious dogs and the one thing they have in common are adult, first-time owners who have no...
by Linda | Jul 7, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, negative punishment, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, Positive reinforcement
“My dog hates the car.” “My dog hates the vet.” “I can’t cut my dog’s nails.” “S(he) won’t eat her food unless I add a little [human food] to it.” “My dog hates other dogs.” “S(he)...
by Linda | Jun 3, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training, Rescue dogs
Training Builds the Bond: Why Waiting to ‘Connect’ With Your Dog Wastes Valuable Time Many dog owners delay training because they believe they need to build a “bond” or “relationship” with their dog first. It sounds noble—after all, who doesn’t want their dog to love...
by Linda | May 1, 2025 | Aggressive Dogs, Dangerous Dogs, Dog Behavior Training, Ethics in dog training, How to train a dog
While engaged in a conversation elsewhere, I posted many links to show work I have done on dogs with defensive or offensive aggression over the last half dozen years or so. EVERY dog in these videos had issues with other dogs, humans, or both. The sameness you see is...
