by Linda Kaim | Dec 22, 2025 | Care and custodianship, Dogs, Ethics in dog training, Maryland Dog Training
My life with my dogs is the 21st century girl equivalent of Steinbeck’s “Travels With Charley”, except my story is still unfolding. Over the span of time that defines my career, I have seen and heard many things, witnessed the rise and fall of many...
by Linda Kaim | Nov 27, 2025 | Carroll County MD Dog Trainer, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training
What Should Dogs Not Eat There’s a lot of time spent on what dogs should eat, but not a lot of time spent on things dogs should not eat. This was taken out of one dogs’ gut, at one time. Apparently, a 7 month old Labrador Retriever was admitted to the...
by Linda Kaim | Oct 19, 2025 | Dog Behavior Training, Dog Trainers, Dogs, littermate syndrome, resource guarding
What Is ‘Littermate Syndrome’? Every trainer encounters “littermate syndrome” in 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...
by Linda Kaim | Sep 24, 2025 | Dogs
Animal Cognition and Behavior A few days ago I was a participant in a discussion about Animal Cognition and an article that had appeared in National Geographic magazine in March 2008 of the same name. I had read the article and had seen various televised specials...
by Linda Kaim | Sep 21, 2025 | Dogs, Maryland Puppy Training, Purebred Dogs, Socializing your new puppy
I know it’s been a while since I updated the Zwei file, but summertime is busy here at Lionheart K9 and we barely have time to eat, let alone write! Zwei is now a substantial and well grown young lad. At just over 7 months, he is getting ready to debut at the...
