This has been an interesting week as I monitor a flurry of activity coming from various trainer circles. There's apparently a huge dust up on the Facebook Kong page after they dissed a training association with which they've had a long standing relatio… more »

know your dog strengths weaknesses provide supervision and feedback no dog is perfect training gets your dog's best will your dog obey your wishes over it's own? more »

There was a recent thread on a trainer list discussing how publishers are not willing to print any training articles or books unless they used only 100% positive reinforcement. For owners doing searches online pertaining to dog training, you will see p… more »

A new Cable Channel is starting up out west called Dog TV. It has programming designed for dogs to watch while their owners are away - I was surprised to hear of the amount that has actually been produced and that it runs 24/7. Pictures and content ar… more »

For many years (decades) there has been a very organized push for the spay and neuter of pets that owners have no intention of breeding. While the intent is to reduce the numbers of stray and unwanted animals, I sometimes wonder about the effectiveness… more »