Feb 26, 20203 min readBehaviorMuzzles are a Lifesaver!The benefit of a muzzle: Today I took one of my foster dogs with some serious reactivity into the city and the muzzle changed my life....
Jan 29, 20202 min readEnrichmentContrafreeloadingDid you know that your dog (or any animal) would actually RATHER work for food than just have it be put on the floor? I know it sounds...
Jan 17, 20204 min readPuppiesSocializing Your PuppyBoth dogs on the right were adopted from me :) Importance of early socialization and continued socialization Coming from someone who...
Jan 8, 20201 min readWhat is Fear Free?Fear Free provides education to veterinary professionals, the pet professional community, and pet owners. Their programs provide...
Dec 18, 20193 min readBehaviorBeing Your Dog's AdvocateI was asked to speak about pitbull type dogs at Petcon this year in NYC and thought it might be helpful to share some of my answers. The...
Dec 11, 20193 min readPitbullsIt's Not All In How They Are RaisedClapton (right) was in pitness protection for almost a year. He was babesia positive and covered in bite wounds. And he flourished....
Nov 25, 20193 min readBehaviorLayered Stress ModelI really love this visual for understanding the Layered Stress Model created by Chad Mackin. The different levels of stress should be...
Oct 9, 20196 min readBehaviorThe Importance of EnrichmentIn her blog, Cognitive Canine, Stremming categorizes the four steps of behavioral wellness as 1) exercise 2) enrichment 3) diet 4)...
Sep 29, 20194 min readMy Training MethodsI'm truly lucky in my journey that I’ve gotten to live and love so.many.goddamn. dogs. There have been some kittens and the random...
