If you have a clingy dog who's attached to you like velcro, this article is for you! As a dog trainer, I hear dog owners describe their clingy dog (or more affectionately known as a velcro dog) with a few phrases: "I can't go anywhere without him getting up and getting excited." "He's
If your dog has anxiety, it can feel like you do everything for them, but they're still worried. As a professional dog trainer, I've worked with hundreds of dogs who live with all sorts of types of anxiety. In this post, I'll share some of the basic steps I give my clients with anxious dogs to
This post is all about the best dog leashes for training. There are so many options for leashes these days. Each one serves a different purpose, and not all leashes are created equal. After working with thousands of dogs and trying pretty much every leash on the market, I'm here to tell you
This post is all about how to keep an energetic dog calm after surgery. Just because your dog needs to rest for 10-14 days after surgery doesn't mean that they don't get to do anything! After my high energy dog, Razz, had four masses removed I had to get creative with making sure that she
Resource guarding in dogs is something that can be trained out of a dog with the right methods! There are so many levels with resource guarding. Some dogs exhibit mild forms, but other dogs can be dangerous. Additionally, dogs may pick and choose what they resource guard and who they resource
Your puppy training class might teach you all about sit, lay down and come, but are they teaching you these puppy training tips? Bringing home a puppy can be such an exciting- and testing time. After working professionally with hundreds of puppy owners, I've learned what the most common
This post is all about the best Dogtra training collars.As a dog trainer, I help dogs and dog owners enjoy life together. Sometimes, this means improving obedience and off-leash control. Other times, this means correcting some unwanted and dangerous behaviors with e collars.An e collar is a
In this post you'll learn exactly how to stop a dog from nervous peeing. As a dog trainer, former vet assistant, and 5x foster dog mom, I have met a lot of scared and nervous dogs. My most recent foster was notorious for nervous and submissive peeing whenever we gave her attention and it was
Training two dogs at once can quickly feel overwhelming. Asking one dog to stop jumping while you ask the other to sit can feel like there must be an easier way. As a dog trainer, and the owner of two dogs, I've learned a few tricks for working with two dogs. In this post, I'll teach you how to
