by Linda | Jan 2, 2026 | Buying a dog, Dog Politics, Dogs, Purebred Dogs, Rescue dogs
Dog ownership in the 21st Century. What’s next? Just like children, dogs are a product of their environment. If your child never goes anywhere or interacts with other children, it’s a fairly high probability that you will be named when your adult child seeks...
by Linda | Oct 29, 2025 | Buying a dog, Dog Training Anecdotes, Purebred Dogs, Rescue dogs, Service Dogs
If you are planning on getting a new dog, did you know that you can leverage the health and longevity of your dog by actively seeking breeds that have good health indices and longevity as part of their genetic make up? If you are planning on getting a new dog, did you...
by Linda | Oct 26, 2025 | Care and custodianship, Dog Politics, Dog Trainers, Dogs, negative punishment, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, Positive reinforcement, Professional conduct
The Dog Trainer’s Trade On my trek to annoy people and plant the seeds of discontent- early morning ramblings brought to you by pre-coffee. A long dissertation on the state of the dog trainer’s trade. Oh yeah, and if you don’t like reading long...
by Linda | Oct 9, 2025 | Dogs, Maryland Puppy Training, Rescue dogs
Adopting a Dog from an Animal Shelter or Breed Rescue There are countless thousands of good dogs in Animal Shelters across Maryland and Pennsylvania. Each arrived there by only one of four ways; Animal Control pick-up, Public stray, Abandoned at Shelter and Owner...
by Linda | 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...
