by Linda Kaim | Jun 3, 2026 | Dog Training Tools, Electronic Dog Training Collars, How to train a dog, negative punishment, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, Positive reinforcement, prong collars
There is not a day that goes by where someone is not making a comment somewhere on the internet about dog training collars. What should be used. What should not. Why one is better than the other, what makes one cruel, what makes another gentle. You would think that...
by Linda Kaim | Jun 2, 2026 | Dog Trainers, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training
Between the trainer wars, the online influencer culture, and new legislation further restricting access for dogs in public spaces, dog trainers find themselves under extraordinary scrutiny these days. I have to say, I am almost embarrassed to admit I train dogs. What...
by Linda Kaim | 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 Kaim | 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 Kaim | 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 Kaim | 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....
