School is back in session, the days are getting shorter, the slant of the sun is shifting and it's a glorious time of year to take long walks. Having a well heeled dog at your side only adds to the pleasure. But not if that dog has poor leash manners!...
PTSD Revisted
Three weeks ago I wrote about the interesting case of Stoli the Rottie rescue who I diagnosed with a case of PTSD. You can read about her background and earlier experience HERE. Now, as promised, an update. Stoli came for a second DIP session on August 9, directly after which...
Mental Health & Illness in Dogs
The range of dogs I see in my dog training/behavior practice run the gamut from easy going and happy happy joy joy pups to radically disturbed dogs. The disturbed dog can be an especially unsafe dog -- to other dogs (dog/dog aggression), people (dog/people aggression), stuff (destructive) or in some...