by Linda Kaim | Jul 3, 2025 | Breeding Dogs, Buying a dog, designer dogs, Dog Genetics, Dog Politics, Purebred Dogs
What is a ‘well-bred’ dog? I know what a well-bred dog means to me. It means that the dog in question has been selectively bred for temperament, suitability for its breed-specific task, health, soundness, and longevity. Its producer (usually called a...
by Linda Kaim | Jul 2, 2025 | Dog Training Tools, Dogs, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, prong collars
People love to slag on prong collars, or any other device they perceive as capable of inflicting physical discomfort. Well, here’s two facts I guarantee are going to pull the shriekers out of the woodwork- 1) Discomfort is a fact of life. Even when we...
by Linda Kaim | Jun 11, 2025 | Dog Poop, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training
I have been getting a rash of desperate calls lately from owners with dogs that eat stuff. I recently fielded a call from a potential client with two neutered male dogs aged 2 and 4. She had previously lost a middle-aged dog to an emergency bowel resection that turned...
by Linda Kaim | Jun 7, 2025 | Dog Genetics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, Ethics in dog training
No, your Temu Malinois is no more a ‘working dog’ than you are a ‘working dog’ handler. Just because you bought a dog breed made popular for its working attributes, those working attributes are not automatically bestowed on every member of that...
by Linda Kaim | Jun 3, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training, Rescue dogs
Training Builds the Bond: Why Waiting to ‘Connect’ With Your Dog Wastes Valuable Time Many dog owners delay training because they believe they need to build a “bond” or “relationship” with their dog first. It sounds noble—after all, who doesn’t want their dog to love...
by Linda Kaim | May 3, 2025 | Breeding Dogs, Dog Genetics, Dogs, Purebred Dogs, Rescue dogs
If you are selecting a puppy in the near future, the definitions below are here to help you determine how to select the right type of puppy for you. In his book ‘Fetch and Carry; A Treatise on Retrieving’ by Bernard Waters (circa 1894) the argument was...
