From “At home with the dogs of kona’s touch” series celebrating APDT’s Train Your Dog Month and winner, best social media campaign It can happen in all families if we don’t pay attention. The sick kid starts to get all the attention and the other kids get a little goofy. In a multi-dog family it’s important […]
Happy Anniversary, Little Star White Dog: Your Picture Changed My Life
From “At home with the dogs of kona’s touch” series celebrating APDT’s Train Your Dog Month and winner, best social media campaign Ten years ago yesterday we made a decision. I consider that day one of the best of my life. I didn’t want another dog, I wanted the one I had just lost, Kona, our […]
The dogs of kona’s touch: Our Trip To The Vet
From “At home with the dogs of kona’s touch” series celebrating APDT’s Train Your Dog Month and winner, best social media campaign The dogs of kona’s touch would like to announce that January is APDT’s “Train Your Dog Month”. Sometimes I get personal in my blogs, but mostly I try to help explain behavior from both a […]
Confessions Of A Dog Trainer: Practice What You Blog
Well, after not following my own advice in Stress for the Holidays, and talking to a few friends, it seems this is the outcome. Stevie raided the garbage bin for the first time ever (he’s seven so that’s pretty impressive). Satsu got locked out of her house in between the screen door and regular door in […]
Is This Dog Trying To Dominate You? Well Most Likely “Not So Much”
I recently put a post on Facebook about my Beagle who crawls up on me to say good morning. I could have several “old fashioned” dog trainers aghast at what they would consider an inevitable war pitting dog against man (or woman as this case goes). The first two responses from my Facebook friends, learned […]
Stress For The Holidays
Well, we have bought all the toys and treats for our canine loved ones, now what? Let’s have a calm, restful, easy going holiday. OMG, WHAT ARE YOU KIDDING? WHAT PLANET DO YOU HAVE CHRISTMAS ON? Holidays are stressful, nothing else to say,that’s just the way it is. Well, no not really, there’s a lot […]
Puzzles For Your Pooch: Let The Games Begin
“Go play with your toys, I have things to do.” Imagine saying that to your dog. Now you can. Dogs can play on their own, keeping themselves busy, happy and thinking. We can cook dinner, talk on the phone or answer the door in peace. Interactive Dog Toys (as they are called) are here. They […]
The Pack Is Content: Are Your Dogs Ready For An Unexpected Life Change
Sitting on my bed working on a quiet morning, my three dogs sound asleep, I can’t help but reflect on the last year and a half with wonder. I have watched their lives totally change in the last eighteen months, and watched them deal with an extraordinary amount of stress and watched them excel. I […]
A Yearly Tune-Up For My 12 Paw Pack
This is my favorite time of year. It’s fall and I love the weather, the leaves turning bring back wonderful memories of childhood. It’s my vacation, and we’re going home. The most fun however is a little Premack plan we developed to make going home a lot less sad and a lot more productive for […]
TC and Wags: Stuffed Animals, Puppies and “Leave It”
TC and Wags are two stuffed animals that live in my house. They are treasured members of the family. They are also the subjects of a series of children’s books (that’s a whole other story). Their safety is of utmost importance, as many of you know, who have “friends” in your house who are no […]