Dogs being Dogs


Cat Reactivity

Pepper is cat reactive. If she’s behind a baby gate or in the yard she lays, watches and whines while they do their thing. If she’s in the house with them, they are her entire focus; she tracks them constantly. Not something the cats enjoy….as you can imagine. Pepper is […]

pepper and gunny

martingale collar

Learn from my mistakes…

Ahhh, the awareness in hindsight! Last Thursday I was explaining to a new social hour employee to never put her hands between two dogs. It’s such a natural thing for us to do, reach in, separate, grab or otherwise manage a situation. But of course when you’re dealing with dogs, […]


Great Dog Play

Here’s a great example of good dog play. You’ll see both dogs on the ground at different times and some great play bows. Note: Strider (the smaller of the two) was a strong-willed dog who used to aggress toward anything unknown or scary. His parents have spent tons of time […]