A Tool is a Tool

“…what do you think if we just put one of them shock collars on him so he knows to come back when he gets away?” There are so many tools available to us dog trainers/owners/lovers. Above is a typical thought, born out the best interest of the dog, but is… Continue reading

Equipment is Your Friend, Not Your Savior

Harnesses are everywhere! What a bunch of junk. Don’t rely strictly on your equipment some company tells you their product will “fix your walk”. Before becoming a trainer, I could never figure out why Willie (my golden/husky/lab) wouldn’t stop pulling on our walks! Harness after different harness I tried. “Why… Continue reading

Who’s at Fault & Who Suffers the Consequence

I had an interesting and “long” conversation with the driver on the bus coming home from the shelter the other day. B.Driver: “Hey, man, I saw you the other day over here walking like five dogs! Was that you? You don’t see that every day, I mean you see that… Continue reading