by lkaim | May 17, 2023 | Dog Laws, Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training, Dog Training Tools, Dogs, How to train a dog
I have to say, I am almost embarrassed to admit that I am a dog trainer. What used to bring me great pride and incredible fulfillment has become a hotly debated, divisive, contentious, provocative topic. Between the Dog Trainer Wars with various camps extolling the...
by lkaim | Jul 10, 2012 | Breeding Dogs, Dog Laws, Dog Politics, Dogs, Purebred Dogs, Rescue dogs
Imagine a world without these dogs: We Need War Dogs More than Ever Paging Dr. Dog Well, that’s exactly what could happen if the USDA has it’s nefarious way. In it’s attempt to clean up either it’s act or it’s image, the USDA has started...
by lkaim | May 20, 2012 | Dangerous Dogs, Dog Laws, Dog Trainers, Dog Training, Dogs, Puppy Training, Socializing your new puppy
This week, The State Farm Insurance company released a report on the number of dog bite claims they had received in the year 2011. What I find interesting to note is that children, between the ages of 5 and 15 (predominantly male children) are 900 times more likely to...
by lkaim | Jan 28, 2012 | Dangerous Dogs, Dog Laws, Dog Politics, Dog Training, Dogs
I got a call from a friend the other day. She had taken the opportunity to catch her breath from wrestling a 4 pound landshark of the Poodle variety. The dog had just laid her hand open when trying to extract it from a crate. Needless to say, my friend was shocked and...
by lkaim | Jan 20, 2012 | Dog Laws, Dog Politics, Dog Training, Dogs
Because training your dog is less of a burden on either you or the community in which you reside. Because training your dog makes him a welcome asset in any environment and sets a positive example for the general public, many of whom may not even like dogs. Because...
by lkaim | Apr 20, 2011 | Assistance Dogs, Dog Laws, Dog Politics, Dog Training
I came across this in one of the news feeds I receive daily. Apparently an individual who obviously took advantage of the good nature of the Home Depot she frequents, placed her dog in a compromising situation and allowed it to make aggressive contact with an...
