by lkaim | Jan 20, 2022 | Dog Behavior, Dog Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dog Training Tools, Dogs, How to train a dog
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...
by lkaim | Jan 2, 2022 | Buying a dog, Dog Politics, Dogs, Purebred Dogs, Rescue dogs
Dog ownership in the 21st Century. What’s next? Just like children, dogs are a product of their environment. If your child never goes anywhere or interacts with other children, it’s a fairly high probability that you will be named when your adult child seeks...
by lkaim | Dec 31, 2021 | Dog Behavior, Dog Trainers, Dog Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dog Training Tools, Dogs, How to train a dog
There really is nothing new under the sun when talking about dog training. Years ago, I was handling a dog at a public event being put on by an animal rescue. We were sort of in between showtimes and resting comfortably under an awning near my truck. Cotton was...
by lkaim | Oct 19, 2021 | Dog Behavior, Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training, Dogs, littermate syndrome, resource guarding
Every trainer encounters multiple 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 quibble over things like toys, food, or affection. A lot of times,...
by lkaim | Jul 21, 2019 | Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training, Dog Training Anecdotes
I ran a single-question survey on my facebook page the other day. I asked folks to determine if they saw themselves as a dog parent or as a dog owner. I knew going in that the overwhelming answer would be biased towards dog owner because that is my belief, and the...
