YOUR PARENTS RAISED YOU WRONG

Think your parents raised you right? Don’t be so sure. Remember the “Golden Rule?” Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. This is great for children, and absolutely terrible for dogs.  The Golden Rule gets dogs in trouble. Just because we need to be caressed and comforted when we are scared, does […]

HIDING SOMETHING EMBARRASSING IN THE BEDROOM?

Millions of Americans suffer this humiliation a few times a week. There’s a simple cure, but most people feel they don’t have the time or the energy to fix it, so they suffer in “not so quiet” silence.  But I know what it is. It’s a barking dog. You yell: “Someone grab the dog!” when […]

YOU’RE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST…AND YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW IT

Remember how your younger sibling could be so annoying!? They would steal your crayons, your clothes, your toys or take the car on the night you needed it most…and then, after the hundredth time (it felt like), of hurting your feelings you finally snapped. You yelled at them…or punched them…or stole something they liked…or locked them out […]

THE LIBERAL MEDIA IS KILLING YOUR DOG

The liberal media has filled our culture with the notion that to tell your dog “no” will “hurt their feelings”…”it’s inhumane”…”your dog will fear you” and other nonsense. Utter and deplorable nonsense.   They are shaming the average dog owner into feeling like a bad person if they tell their dog no. In the meantime…their dog […]

IN DENIAL ABOUT YOUR BIG BUT?

Denial is not just a river in Egypt, folks. This last weekend I had the opportunity to utilize a booth at the UVU Home Expo, and I was surprised at the most common phrase I heard from dog owners.  By the end of the second day I was able to finish my customer’s sentences.  Here […]

DOES YOUR DOG REALIZE YOU’RE SAYING “NO”?

You’ve just opened the front door of your home.  Doesn’t really matter who’s on the doorstep. Fido is at it again.  He’s been barking since he heard the car pull up, the guest get out, and then the doorbell ring. You gave him a firm “no” but he blew right past you to yip at […]

I WILL LOOK FOR YOU….I WILL FIND YOU…AND I WILL BARK AT YOU.

I hear this statement from almost all of my clients: “I want my dog to bark at the door. It will scare away burglars.”  And I can see their logic…after all, I wouldn’t want to enter a home with a barking dog because I don’t want to get bitten.  However, this is like saying “I […]

HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED PURE POSITIVE TRAINING

We took our boxer mix to a local retailer for pure positive obedience class.  We were able to teach him to sit, down, and walk nicely on a leash.  However we tried for weeks to break his jumping on people, lunging at other dogs on the leash, and running away.  But no matter what treats […]

ONE TOOL TO RULE THEM ALL-STOP BAD BEHAVIOR IN SECONDS

Feeling frustrated that stopping your dog’s bad behavior feels impossible? Or tried every tip from the internet with no luck? Look no further! Here’s the tool I leave with every client I meet…even if they don’t sign up with me. My Go-To Dog-Training Tool to Stop Bad Behavior It’s called a “bonker”.  It’s a rolled-up […]

YOUR DOG HAS NO MORALS

Just because you treat your dog with love and courtesy doesn’t mean you’ll get the same in return.  In fact…you’ll get the complete opposite. If you aren’t going to read any farther than this…remember this one rule: Don’t treat your dog like a human.  We, as loving and caring pet owners, think “I wouldn’t want that […]