Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance

Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance … sounds boring , right? But, oh, so important! A fellow shelter employee was asking for advice the other day. She has three dogs (used to be four), one of them has resource guarding and “dominance/alpha” issues. She did a lot of work to resolve the resource… Continue reading

Training Dogs and People is Practically the Same, We Are Just Animals After All

I’ve held a leadership role for over 20, of my 30 working, years. In dog training it’s imperative to praise each and every time (when they’re learning), but with people I rarely did. I just felt you were supposed to do what you were supposed to do, and do it… Continue reading