by Linda | Oct 19, 2021 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Trainers, Dogs, littermate syndrome, resource guarding
What Is ‘Littermate Syndrome’? Every trainer encounters “littermate syndrome” in 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...
by Linda | Sep 4, 2019 | Maryland Dog Training
My Dog Is Driving Me Crazy! Drive. It’s a hot-button, poorly understood and frequently misused word in dog training. Dog owners want their dogs to stop driving them crazy. Dog trainers talk about building drive, channeling drive, switching drive, engaging drive,...
by Linda | Jul 21, 2019 | Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, Maryland Dog Training
Pet ‘Parent’ or Pet ‘Owner’? I ran a single-question survey on my facebook page the other day. I asked folks to determine if they saw themselves as a pet parent or as a pet owner. I knew going in that the overwhelming answer would be biased...
by Linda | Jun 21, 2019 | Maryland Dog Training
Don’t Make This Puppy Training Mistake! A nice woman wanted a companion for herself and her busy family. Something smallish, easy to groom, easy to keep. This wonderful lady became my client not because the pup was ‘bad’, but because they wanted to...
by Linda | May 26, 2019 | 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 admin | Jul 13, 2017 | Dogs
Years ago, I had a young, very headstrong Boxer with an inclination to “bully” other dogs. I joined a group class with Linda, which included other dogs with similar issues. What a GREAT experience!!!! The classes felt casual & friendly, but the training was...
