by lkaim | Apr 16, 2025 | Dog Training Tools, Ethics in dog training, How to train a dog
I have never liked the word ‘balance’ when dog trainers attempt to justify what it is they do when training dogs. I have never needed a descriptor to validate what I do. I came up from the ranks of doers, not labels. Dog training is a thing you do with a...
by lkaim | Apr 11, 2025 | Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, Maryland Dog Training
Dog Bites and the Myth of Touch Dog bites are increasing exponentially, and many of those bites are occurring because people tend to think dogs like to be physically touched. I suspect that dogs don’t really like it all that much, especially by individuals...
by lkaim | Mar 20, 2025 | anxious dogs, Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Fearful dogs
I was cruising through social media this morning before getting ready for work and came across a post about ‘consent’ in dog training/management/husbandry. The poster wrote about her perceptions regarding her fearful dog’s experience with a groomer....
by lkaim | Mar 18, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Tools, Maryland Dog Training
Failure Stacking in Dog Training: How Overcoming Mistakes Leads to Lasting Success I actually had the hubris to think I invented the term “failure stacking”, but that honor goes to a woman named Sunny, who writes to a substack about the stock market and...
by lkaim | Feb 28, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Maryland Dog Training, resource guarding
Resource Guarding in Dogs What is Resource Guarding? Resource guarding is a behavior where a dog becomes defensive over an object or space they consider valuable, like food, toys, a particular human, or access to any of those things. The dog will act aggressively in...
by lkaim | Feb 21, 2025 | Dog Politics, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dog Training Tools, Ethics in dog training
A Hatchet Job in the Name of Advocating for Your Dog Oh, for heaven’s sake. Of all sources, I didn’t expect this sort of hatchet job from “The Dog’s Champion” about the importance of advocating for your dog and their needs, but here we...
