by Linda | Oct 18, 2025 | Dangerous Dogs, Dog Behavior Training, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, How to train a dog
I share this story a lot. As the years go by, it is a powerful reminder of how cavalier folks can be when it comes to living with a dangerous dog. When we still operated the training space in Carroll County, I had a client with an offensive-aggressive herding breed...
by Linda | Sep 15, 2025 | anxious dogs, Behavior Consult, crate training, House breaking, Online Training For Dogs
Prepare Your Dog For The Holidays Every year, as holiday preparations are made and invitations go out, a lot of dog owners will begin to feel a little twinge of doubt. Will their dog behave with guests? Are they going to have to endure the chaos of tearing up the...
by Linda | Sep 8, 2025 | Aggressive Dogs, biting dogs, Dog Behavior Training
A friend of mine who happens to be a professional groomer called me not long ago, still catching her breath from wrestling a four-pound Poodle. The dog had bitten her when she tried to remove it from its crate. She was not shocked that the dog bit her. She was shocked...
by Linda | Aug 24, 2025 | Care and custodianship, Dog Trainers, Ethics in dog training, Maryland Dog Training, Professional conduct
The lack of ethics in dog training is becoming a major concern. There are almost daily reports of people masquerading as trainers or other canine caregivers being arrested and charged with multiple counts of cruelty. Animal concentric professions are being...
by Linda | Jul 21, 2025 | Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, Maryland Dog Training
Pet ‘Parent’ or Pet ‘Owner’? I ran a single-question survey on my facebook page the other day. I asked folks to determine if they saw themselves as a pet parent or as a pet owner. I knew going in that the overwhelming answer would be biased...
