by Karen | Aug 25, 2025 | Dog Behavior
If a fight breaks out, remember: don’t use your hands. You can get bitten even if your dog loves you. Instead, try making a loud noise, pouring water, or sliding a barrier like a chair between the dogs. If two adults are present, the “wheelbarrow method” (lifting the...
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 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 1, 2025 | Dog Behavior, Pet Health, Pet Well-Being
Have you ever watched your dog tremble, pant, or bolt under the couch when fireworks start exploding outside? You’re not alone. Fireworks might be fun for us—but to your dog, they’re a terrifying, unpredictable war zone. And every year, around holidays like Canada Day...
by Karen | May 20, 2025 | Dog Behavior, Dog Training Business
Have you ever looked at your dog and thought, “Why are you like this?” Maybe they’re bouncing off the walls, chewing the corner of your couch, or barking at the wind. Before you blame it on a lack of exercise, ask yourself something else: Does your dog...
by Karen | Apr 28, 2025 | Adventures, Dog Behavior, Dog Training, Pet Health
Do You Really Know What Dog Play Looks Like? You’re standing in your backyard. The dogs are running, chasing, wrestling. It’s loud, it’s fast, but it all looks like fun—until it doesn’t. One sharp yelp. A shift in posture. Suddenly, one dog is pinning the other. Teeth...
