I have been studying dogs now for fourteen years. I started my observations with a background in behavioral ecology, which has given me a...

I recently had a job interview. I know! How could I possibly be thinking about getting another job? Well, the last year was hard. Very...

I was doing a lot of poop mining this week. An arctic blast of uncommon ferocity swept down upon Tulsa, Oklahoma and dumped about six...

In my decade plus career as a dog trainer, I have encountered people in this profession of all stripes - the best of the best, people...

November dog training class schedule

Kai went widely out, neatly pushing the large Kiko goats to me with only the most perfunctory tap of the staff to push him a little wider...

October dog training class schedule

I was inspired today to talk about dominance by a fantastic dog trainer in North Carolina. I think it's a concept that's frequently...

Since it's been several long, long, years since I wrote a blog post, I apologise if I'm a little rusty. Perhaps in the intervening years,...

I’m going to write something fairly controversial here about dog training ethics, but it’s an idea I believe in strongly and I wanted to...

There is no such thing as a trained dog. There are only dogs in training. There is absolutely nothing more painful for me as a dog...

People love to see dog play, and like for their dogs to have “friends”, which is fine. I think a good dog relationship offers something...

Space is a really important concept in dog language, which is why in my dog training programs one of the first exercises I teach is an...