by Karen | Aug 18, 2025 | Dog Behavior, Dog Training, Uncategorized
Does your dog launch themselves at you when you walk in the door? Jump on your kids when they run in the yard? Leap all over visitors like they’ve been gone for ten years? Here’s the good news: you can fix it without yelling, pushing them off, or resorting to...
by Karen | Aug 11, 2025 | Dog Training, Puppy Training
What if I told you the #1 reason your dog is misbehaving isn’t because they’re stubborn, dominant, or broken—it’s because their daily routine is out of whack? It’s easy to think a tired dog is a good dog. Or that giving them endless affection will calm them down. But...
by Karen | Aug 4, 2025 | Dog Behavior, Dog Trainers, Dog Training
Why One Viral Trainer Got It Wrong—and What Real Dog Owners Actually Need Have you seen that viral clip? A well-known trainer opens with, “If there’s one thing I would NEVER teach a dog, it’s to focus on me.” Then he tosses a ball for his Malinois on a beach, moves...
by Karen | Jul 28, 2025 | Dog Training
Are You Actually Teaching “Place” — Or Just Hoping Your Dog Stays Put? Karen here. Let me ask you something straight up: when you tell your dog to go to their “place,” do they go there, stay there, and know what that even means? Or is it more...
by Karen | Jul 20, 2025 | Karen Laws, Pet Well-Being
Are you thinking about adopting a dog? Maybe you’ve already brought home your rescue pup and are wondering, “Why isn’t this going as smoothly as I thought?” You’re not alone. Post-pandemic, shelters are bursting at the seams, and...
