Actually, they’re E-bracelets and amazingly they’re self-controlled. This is how they work; you put on a Pavlok then when you want to stop a behavior you give yourself a shock, a negative reinforcement – no different than we do with some dogs. Where do I start? First the name is […]

Hey everyone this is Kia. Kia is a wonderful girl, approx. 2 ½ years old, who loves sunshine, long walks and who is a complete snuggle-butt (that’s a technical term :)) Good Intentions Gone Bad If you’ve spent any time in an animal shelter chances are you’ve heard someone say, […]

I have a dog who spent the first year of her life living on the end of a chain (obvious due to the deep scars still evident on her neck) and in the parking lot of fast food restaurants (where we found her). She was so hand-shy that it took […]

In this month’s newsletter you’ll see an article entitled Interrupt and Redirect: The Problem Solving Formula for Dogs. I chose to write this article at this time because I get a lot of comments from people asking me why their dogs act great for me but like knuckleheads for them. […]