by lkaim | May 17, 2023 | Dog Behavior, Dog Trainers, Dog Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dog Training Tools, Dogs, Electronic Dog Training Collars, How to train a dog
Dog training tools are generally comprised of a leash and collar that we use to communicate with dogs. Whether that collar is a buckle, martingale, chain, prong, or electronic, it is still accompanied by a leash that acts as a conduit for information that flows both...
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 | Feb 7, 2022 | Dog Behavior, Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, How to train a dog
What is a Dog Behaviorist? The concept of a dog behaviorist isn’t surprising, since the term dog trainer seems to conjure an image of a drooling, toothless troglodyte these days, while the term behaviorist renders the image of a sensitive intellectual steeped in...
by lkaim | Dec 31, 2021 | Dog Behavior, Dog Trainers, Dog Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dog Training Tools, Dogs, How to train a dog
There really is nothing new under the sun when talking about dog training. Years ago, I was handling a dog at a public event being put on by an animal rescue. We were sort of in between showtimes and resting comfortably under an awning near my truck. Cotton was...
by lkaim | Dec 13, 2021 | Breeding Dogs, Buying a dog, Dog Genetics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs
I hadn’t intended writing a post on buying a dog today, but here we are! So, I did a thing this morning, before sitting down to my desk and trying to figure out which roller coaster I was going to ride today; the productive, lifestyle supporting one, or the...
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,...
