Your Growling Dog is Not Love

A Growling Dog is Not Cute Either Susan thought her dog’s growling at people was a sure sign that her dog loved her. That is, until her Chihuahua Jupee nailed her brother. Now Susan avoids having anyone over at all. She’s afraid of a repeat offense. Listen, I’ve heard it many times before. One dog owner […]

My Out Of Control Dog Embarrasses Me

5 Tips on Fixing Your Out Of Control Dog Clumsy attempts to correct your out-of-control dog, in public, is more often than not, worse than not doing anything. Your wild attempts to grab and control your dog makes him think you want to play and your attempts to control go from bad to worse. Sound familiar? […]

Dog Still Peeing in the House

Warning! It May Not Be How You House Trained At All Okay, you thought you had your dog house trained. But he’s now peeing in the house! It’s like starting all over cleaning up after your dog again and it stinks. Listen, I get it. It’s got to be very frustrating. I’m going to give […]

Well Mannered Dog – One Tip

Mary Saw Well-Mannered Dogs Everywhere She Went   Her friends had nice dogs; people at the park had well mannered dogs. Mary’s question to me was: Why isn’t my dog well mannered? I reminded Mary, the dogs didn’t come that way. Yes, but “I have a husband with a full time job, 3 kids and […]

Dogs Get Jealous - Avoid a Fight

What Does Dog Jealousy Look Like? Mary described it this way: I was petting Maggie when Sunshine decided to stand in my lap and snap at Maggie. It was as if Sunshine was jealous and saying: Don’t pet Maggie – I’m your baby – pet me instead.” This sounds cute, but it’s not. But, it […]

Dog Behavior Problems 3 Top Posts

3 Irritating Dog Problems and Their Solutions In a nutshell, these are your “Top Pick 3” for last year. Enjoy! This is what you told me you helps you with your dog behavior problems. Training for Good Dog Door Manners #1 First of all what does that mean? And, just how do you do that? […]

Overprotective Dog Problem

An Over Protective Dog Can Make You Feel Safe You probably feel protected when your dog growls at people on walks. But the other side of that behavior is you now avoid having friends over because he barks and growls at them too. Sometimes getting your companion dog becomes the very reason for your dog […]

Separation Anxiety -Dog Goes Nuts

What if – just what if I could tell you how to help your dog begin the recovery process from his separation anxiety? But let me explain your dog’s separation anxiety to you. This may help you understand. I think the best way to explain it to you is how I overheard my wife describing it […]