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 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 | Aug 13, 2024 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dog Training Tools, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training, negative reinforcement, Positive reinforcement
Failure is always an option. Human history is peppered with the struggles of entire species to survive, including our own; where whole civilizations were exploited into extinction, and civilizations that couldn’t survive the changing landscape. A litany of self-help...
by Linda Kaim | Oct 25, 2010 | Dog Training Anecdotes, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training
I was interviewing a potential client the other day when this question came up. We were walking in our middle pasture with a couple of puppies who were busy investigating the nooks and crannies for groundhogs and bunnies, making mad dashes for the stream and whirling...
