by lkaim | Feb 28, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Maryland Dog Training, resource guarding
Resource Guarding in Dogs What is Resource Guarding? Resource guarding is a behavior where a dog becomes defensive over an object or space they consider valuable, like food, toys, a particular human, or access to any of those things. The dog will act aggressively in...
by lkaim | Feb 1, 2025 | Buying a dog, Care and custodianship, Dangerous Dogs, Dog Laws, Dog Politics, Professional conduct, Rescue dogs
The Unspoken Truth About Dog Shelters and Rescues Critical Thinking in Dog Ownership Is Disappearing It’s becoming unusual for humans to apply critical thinking skills to anything related to dog ownership in this day and age. It’s the odd individual who...
by lkaim | Sep 8, 2024 | Aggressive Dogs, biting dogs, Dog Behavior Training
Who Is Responsible For Dogs That Bite? A friend of mine who grooms dogs called me the other day. She was trying to catch her breath from wrestling a 4-pound Poodle. The dog bit her when she tried to remove it from its crate. My friend was shocked and irritated, not...
by lkaim | Dec 18, 2023 | Aggressive Dogs, anxious dogs, biting dogs, Dangerous Dogs, Fearful dogs, Maryland Dog Training
Why Do Dogs Bite? One of the most frequent statements I hear from owners of biting dogs is “My dog bites for no reason!” Hate to break it to ya, but I guarantee your dog had a reason. You just don’t recognize the cause of it. The urban myth that dogs just turn on...
by lkaim | Nov 27, 2023 | Dangerous Dogs, Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, Rescue dogs
The Dog Trainers secret is the power to say “No.” Everybody wants the Majik Elixer that will transport them from whatever misery they are experiencing into a realm of … whatever they envision as being ideal. Samesies. I do too. I think we all do. Dog...
