by Linda | Apr 16, 2025 | Dog Training Tools, Ethics in dog training, How to train a dog
I have never liked the word ‘balance’ when dog trainers attempt to justify what it is they do when training dogs. I have never needed a descriptor to validate what I do. I came up from the ranks of doers, not labels. Dog training is a thing you do with a...
by Linda | Mar 20, 2025 | anxious dogs, Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Fearful dogs
I was cruising through social media this morning before getting ready for work and came across a post about ‘consent’ in dog training/management/husbandry. The poster wrote about her perceptions regarding her fearful dog’s experience with a groomer....
by Linda | Mar 18, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Tools, Maryland Dog Training
Failure Stacking in Dog Training: How Overcoming Mistakes Leads to Lasting Success I actually had the hubris to think I invented the term “failure stacking”, but that honor goes to a woman named Sunny, who writes to a substack about the stock market and trading. The...
by Linda | Feb 28, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Maryland Dog Training, resource guarding
Resource Guarding in Dogs: What It Is, Why It Happens, and What To Do About It Resource guarding is one of the most mishandled behavior problems in the domestic dog. It is also one of the most preventable. Those two facts existing simultaneously should tell you...
by Linda | Jan 29, 2025 | Certified dog trainer, Dog Behavior Training, dog obedience, Maryland Dog Training
Basic vs. Foundational Dog Obedience Training The Problem with the Term “Basic Obedience” Basic vs. foundational dog obedience training is not a great search term. The algorithms will hate it, but I’ll suffer that indignity to address something I...
