If you take your dog to dog parks pretty regularly, you have probably made friends or at least acquaintanceships with some of the other regulars at the dog park. You may know their name or at least their dog's name, what they do for a living, and other little tidbits of information about their life and they know yours as well. After you let your dog loose, you most likely gravitate over to people you already know and are comfortable with. But did you think your dog may have t

This is a post that needs to be written because not only does it hit close to home, it comes from home. Today, I learned about truly embracing the little victories with my dog. No, we did not win our MACH in agility, we did not compete in rally-O, or even earned our AKC Canine Good Citizen title. No, what I won was a strong relationship with my dog built on trust and fun. I won a dog that will choose to pay attention to me and wants to work with me, not for me out of fear of

Finding the right dog trainer for you is a major undertaking. You may be wanting to start group classes, puppy classes, or need help with a behavioral issue. But when it comes time to do the research, you find a lot of results of dog trainers and you don't know who you should pick. Should you go with the cheapest? The most expensive? Maybe someone in the middle of the road who lives closer to you? Unfortunately in the United States, anyone can call themself a dog trainer. The