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...
by Linda | May 29, 2026 | Maryland Dog Training
You call your dog. Your dog hears you. You know it heard you because one ear twitched in your direction before he went right back to investigating whatever is infinitely more interesting than you are. You call again. Nothing. You walk over, try to snap on the leash,...
by Linda | May 26, 2026 | Dog Trainers
Choosing the Right Dog Trainer Between the Dog Trainer Wars with various camps extolling the virtue of a particular tool or practice and new legislation further restricting access for dogs in public, dog trainers justifiably find themselves under incredible scrutiny....
by Linda | May 21, 2026 | Maryland Dog Training
What is show dog obedience? Caller: “Uh, I’m looking to get some training for my dog. He’s not a bad dog, but he doesn’t always come when he’s called, and he jumps on the kids a lot. My wife wants to get rid of the dog because she’s afraid he’ll hurt the kids. I just...
by Linda | May 20, 2026 | Dangerous Dogs, Dog Laws, Dog Trainers, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland 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...
