by Linda Kaim | 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 Kaim | Jun 11, 2025 | Dog Poop, Dog Trainers, Dog Training Anecdotes, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training
I have been getting a rash of desperate calls lately from owners with dogs that eat stuff. I recently fielded a call from a potential client with two neutered male dogs aged 2 and 4. She had previously lost a middle-aged dog to an emergency bowel resection that turned...
by Linda Kaim | May 3, 2025 | Breeding Dogs, Dog Genetics, Dogs, Purebred Dogs, Rescue dogs
If you are selecting a puppy in the near future, the definitions below are here to help you determine how to select the right type of puppy for you. In his book ‘Fetch and Carry; A Treatise on Retrieving’ by Bernard Waters (circa 1894) the argument was...
by Linda Kaim | Jul 10, 2012 | Breeding Dogs, Dog Laws, Dog Politics, Dogs, Purebred Dogs, Rescue dogs
Imagine a world without these dogs: We Need War Dogs More than Ever Paging Dr. Dog Well, that’s exactly what could happen if the USDA has it’s nefarious way. In it’s attempt to clean up either it’s act or it’s image, the USDA has started...
by Linda Kaim | Apr 20, 2011 | Assistance Dogs, Dog Laws, Dog Politics, Maryland Dog Training
I came across this in one of the news feeds I receive daily. Apparently an individual who obviously took advantage of the good nature of the Home Depot she frequents, placed her dog in a compromising situation and allowed it to make aggressive contact with an...