We don’t want our dogs deciding for themselves. Or do we? Maybe it’s actually not up to us humans. Our dogs make choices all the time whether we want ...

Dog training is evolving rapidly. Some in the dog community feel that we need to actively prohibit the use of training equipment like electronic and p...

Motivation is not something people associate with dogs. After all, there are no doggy motivational speakers. We just assume that our dogs want to do w...

The science of dogs and training can be overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be. There are things that we need to know about our dogs and how to train...

It's been almost 20 years since our dog Vince showed me how much I didn't understand about dogs.  Oh, I THOUGHT I knew all I needed to know.  But Vinc...

There is a trend in modern dog training toward kinder, more dog-friendly training methods. Training that seeks to remove everything unpleasant for the...

The sport of Dog Agility has been an unexpected delight for both my dog and me. In the beginning, it was a reason to teach my dog a number of novel be...

How social is your dog?  Different dogs will want more or less social engagement.  But what is most important is that we teach our dogs how to cope wi...

Is a new puppy’s personality all down to genetics and breeding or does the way they are raised determine who they will become? How much of a role does...

The greatest difficulty I have always had in improving how I live and work with my dogs has been my own attitudes and beliefs about dogs.  It can be d...