by Linda | Jun 8, 2026 | Maryland Dog Training
Congrats! You have a new puppy who is absolutely adorable and completely feral about your hands and ankles and you have been searching the internet for how to stop puppy biting ever since. You have read all the articles. You have yelped like a wounded animal. You have...
by Linda | Jun 8, 2026 | crate training, House breaking, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, New Puppy, Stop Puppy Barking
How to stop puppy barking is probably one of the top 25 search terms for frustrated owners on their first night after bringing their new puppy home. It’s easy to see how owners of new puppies get confused and a little frustrated when their little bundle of fun has...
by Linda | Jun 3, 2026 | Dog Training Tools, Electronic Dog Training Collars, How to train a dog, negative punishment, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, Positive reinforcement, prong collars
There is not a day that goes by where someone is not making a comment somewhere on the internet about dog training collars. What should be used. What should not. Why one is better than the other, what makes one cruel, what makes another gentle. You would think that...
by Linda | Jun 2, 2026 | Dog Trainers, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training
Between the trainer wars, the online influencer culture, and new legislation further restricting access for dogs in public spaces, dog trainers find themselves under extraordinary scrutiny these days. I have to say, I am almost embarrassed to admit I train dogs. What...
by Linda | Jun 1, 2026 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, resource guarding
Do you have multiple dogs? Remember the Lays Potato Chip commercial? The tagline was “nobody can eat just one!” I know the ad dates me, but that should be a comfort and not a surprise for you youngsters who didn’t have the luxury of growing up in the...
by Linda | May 30, 2026 | Maryland Dog Training
You thought that you had put in the work. You went to puppy classes, you practiced consistently, you maintained the training. Your dog was sitting on cue, walking reasonably well, coming when called. Then somewhere around six months, or eight, or ten, something...
