I thought I'd continue with some thoughts regarding my last post on positive training and respect. In that post I mentioned that results when training dogs are closely tied to respect. What I'd like to discuss further are the concepts of friendship and… more »

I've written posts over the years on topics pertaining to various training methods. Over the past week I've been watching several discussions on trainer lists regarding positive only vs balanced training. In an old post I reviewed Victoria Stilwell's "… more »

February is Dental Health Month for pets. As such, I thought the video below would be timely. Dental disease is prevalent in many dog, even at fairly young ages. Not only can tooth and gum problems make eating difficult, they can lead to many systemic… more »