by Linda Kaim | Nov 22, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training
Your dog’s behavior is a reflection of you. The young couple sat side-by-side in the training studio; their adolescent, mid-sized dog dithered between the legs of one owner while the other owner reached down to stroke the dog intermittently. As the dog’s...
by Linda Kaim | Nov 22, 2025 | Maryland Dog Training
Dog aggression is a symptom. It is not a disease. That distinction matters more than most owners realize, because the moment you treat aggression as a disease, you start overlooking causes in favor of a blanket resolution. What is required, is an understanding of what...
by Linda Kaim | Nov 22, 2025 | Maryland Dog Training
Want to learn how the basics of how to train a reliable recall? There’s no big secret. It just takes a little practice and a lot of patience. There is nothing harder to overcome in a dog than a poisoned recall cue. You know the one: you call the dog to come to...
by Linda Kaim | Nov 16, 2025 | Carroll County MD Dog Trainer, Electronic Dog Training Collars, Maryland Dog Training
Are Electronic Dog Training Collars Humane? I was asked to look in on a client of mine from quite a few years ago, a clever little Schnauzer I had initially been called upon to help with housebreaking issues. It would seem that although his previous issues were long...
by Linda Kaim | Nov 12, 2025 | Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training
One might ask what making coffee has to do with training dogs, but I thought it was an interesting segue since I am constantly harping on my training students to “use it or lose it”. A few 10 minute dog training sessions a day is pretty much all you need....
by Linda Kaim | Nov 8, 2025 | Maryland Dog Training
How do you battle internet experts? Of course, everyone knows you can be anything you want from behind the safety of your computer screen, and most folks realize that their antagonist is generally not going to do much of a deep dive to discover whether they are right,...
