by lkaim | Oct 19, 2021 | Dog Behavior, Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training, Dogs, littermate syndrome, resource guarding
Every trainer encounters multiple dogs from the same household more than once in their career. Most of the time owners complain that the dogs no longer ‘get along’, or are starting to quibble over things like toys, food, or affection. A lot of times,...
by lkaim | Sep 4, 2019 | Dog Training
Drive. It’s a hot-button, poorly understood and frequently misused word in dog training. Dog trainers talk about building drive, channeling drive, switching drive, engaging drive, all sorts of things that simply determine what the dog is internally motivated by...
by lkaim | Jul 21, 2019 | Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training, Dog Training Anecdotes
I ran a single-question survey on my facebook page the other day. I asked folks to determine if they saw themselves as a dog parent or as a dog owner. I knew going in that the overwhelming answer would be biased towards dog owner because that is my belief, and the...
by lkaim | Jun 21, 2019 | Dog Training
Are you rewarding chaos or calm in your dog? A nice woman wanted a companion for herself and her busy family. Something smallish, easy to groom, easy to keep. This wonderful lady became my client not because the pup was ‘bad’, but because they wanted to...
by lkaim | May 26, 2019 | Dog Trainers, Dog Training, Dog Training Tools, Electronic Dog Training Collars
I have to say, I am almost embarrased to admit that I train dogs. What used to bring me great pride and incredible fulfillment has become a hotly devisive, contentious, provocative topic. Between the Trainer Wars with various camps extolling the virtue of a particular...
by Josh Kohn | Jul 13, 2017 | Dogs
Years ago, I had a young, very headstrong Boxer with an inclination to “bully” other dogs. I joined a group class with Linda, which included other dogs with similar issues. What a GREAT experience!!!! The classes felt casual & friendly, but the training was...
