by Linda | May 21, 2023 | 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 17, 2023 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dog Training Tools, Dogs, Electronic Dog Training Collars, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training
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 Linda | May 17, 2023 | Dog Laws, Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Tools, Dogs, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training
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 Linda | May 3, 2023 | Dogs, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training
Private, In-Home Dog Training in Westminster Maryland The climate for small businesses has changed dramatically since the pandemic. People are choosing a more intimate experience when it comes to selecting services, so we are introducing private, in-home dog training...
by Linda | Feb 7, 2022 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training
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 Linda | Jan 20, 2022 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dog Training Tools, Dogs, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training
The maddening insistence that dog behavior is somehow divorced from dog obedience is an addlepated view of a pretty straightforward problem. Dog behavior is an observable act. When a dog engages in a behavior, he is doing something. Whether that behavior is directed...
