A lot of people think that if their dog knows all the exercises, he’s ready to compete. Denise would argue that not only is this not true...

Be a safe person. (It helps to have more than one safe person!) Last December, Denise Fenzi came to town. Ya’ll know I love this woman...

Sometimes, I like to think about the effect of stress on a dog’s body- or our own!- as a bathtub. It’s impossible to avoid stress...

Let me preface today's post by saying that everyone is okay. On Sunday night, I went to bed like I normally do. I fed the cats, gave M...

The Labrador’s desire to retrieve. The Great Pyrenees and his devotion to his flock. The Border Collie’s infamous eye. There is no doubt tha...

It's been about a year since Maisy and I embarked on the medication journey, and almost three since we began working on her reactivity....

There is a strange belief in our culture that says only bad dogs bite. Of course, most people believe that their dogs are “good,” and theref...

Recently, I found myself without a dog sitter. We have always left Maisy with a trusted family member (and Maisy adores them, so we know th...

The second day of Sarah's seminar was largely about aggression. Again, the day was just jam-packed with video. Of course, it was largely...

It's been a hard week for Maisy and I, and as happy as I was to receive the news that she's healthy, I didn't quite realize tha...

Maisy chilling at my husband's office- a relatively unfamiliar environment. This behavior is normal now, but it wasn't six months ag...

Last weekend, my husband and I went to a Sarah Kalnjas seminar, hosted by Paws Abilities Dog Training . The seminar was great, but that...

In a post last week , I identified a number of stressors that are present at trials, and wondered if it was really that strange that Maisy ...

You can tell Maisy is stressed in this picture because she's licking her lips and doing a "look-away." Last Sunday, I got to s...

Maisy rests in her daddy's lap after a stressful day. I’ve been thinking a lot about the effects of stress this week. I guess this is to...

Mostly relaxed in her crate at the seminar. Photo by Robin Tinay Sallie . I really enjoyed going to the Control Unleashed seminar. Seeing th...

Maisy may have been amazing on Monday night, but on Tuesday night, she was... not. Truthfully, I knew that I will always need to be cautiou...