by Linda Kaim | Feb 7, 2026 | 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 Kaim | Feb 5, 2026 | Dog Training Tools, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training
A lot of potential client contacts include some form of “My dog won’t come when I call him”. It says a lot about the relationship they are currently experiencing with their dogs when they initiate a conversation with that statement. It isn’t...
by Linda Kaim | Feb 1, 2026 | Dogs, Maryland Dog Training
The winter is finally upon us. A little manic depressive behavior for all that, sub zero temperatures for over a week to days in the 60s and 70s. The dogs are struggling with the changes and so are the humans. It has made our training endeavors…interesting....
by Linda Kaim | Jan 21, 2026 | Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training
Why People DON’T Train Their Dogs People don’t train their dogs because they are misguided in the belief that “(s)he is a puppy and will ‘grow’ out of it”. Maybe because their spouse/son/daughter/mother/father/neighbor/casual...
by Linda Kaim | Jan 20, 2026 | Dog Laws, Dog Politics, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training
What Are The Benefits of a Trained Dog? Training your dog is less of a burden on either you or the community in which you reside. Because it makes him a welcome asset in any environment and sets a positive example for the general public, many of whom may not even like...
by Linda Kaim | Jan 20, 2026 | 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...
