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 »

I ran across this "Howcast" on how to train a guard dog today. Videos like this make me chuckle as the process is a bit more complicated than can be explained in a 90 second video. Since I do get requests regarding this service from time to time, I tho… more »

Just a reminder that with the Holidays past, there are still a great number of dogs in need of homes. Yes, the weather is bad and there are a lot of reasons why now is not he optimum time, but there a some good reasons why now may be a great time.....… more »

As another year draws to an end, I would like to take a moment and thank all those who used my services during 2009. This past year was happily very busy, and I truly appreciated the opportunity to work with so many different dogs and families. Wis… more »