I’m not one to post products here, however I’d like to showcase some great products from time to time. Recently I was asked to review and test a product, I agreed. This product is The Pet Checkup. Being involved in rescue as well as training, I am very aware of the slightest things that can go wrong with a pets …
Dogs in Pickup Trucks – Dogs in Cars
Take a look at the picture of the dog on the left. Her name is Prada, and the good news is she lived. The owner, obviously not a very intelligent person, put the dog in the back of her pick up truck and was transporting her to the animals shelter to be killed. Lets get the reason the owner wanted …
Feeding Your Dog
Although this may seem like a no brainer, I find that most people make great mistakes on this topic. Let me address some points of proper feeding here. ** first off I will stress that any idiot who feeds a dog and then sticks his hand into the food bowl to test for dog aggression, deserves to be bit. When …
Leash Aggression – Leash Fear
This last weekend I was asked to work with two dogs with quite opposite problems. The first one was leash aggressive, the other was leash fearful. The owners were puzzled as they loved both dogs, both were rescues and both had a wonderful life. The owners a middle aged couple were very confused, they knew for certain that the one …
Separation Anxiety
This is a subject I’ve been asked much about, so I’d like to address it here. Separation anxiety is caused in dogs for several reasons, most of which involve human error. Dogs that panic when they are left alone can exhibit destructive behavior to themselves (licking, biting, stress, etc) as well as destructive behavior to their environment. Dogs that are over-babied, coddled, …
Letting Dogs Work It Out
When a new dog is brought into the home there is often a struggle in the pack. Many people believe that the dogs will work this out themselves, and I’m amazed how many calls I get from people who feel this is good advice. Usually, by the time they call me, they’ve figured out its not a good idea. There …
When a Dog is Scared – Gilly
I will write more about Gilly on my Bound Angels Blog, but I thought to share a little story about him here first. To start with, Gilly reminded me so much of my Boots that it brought tears to my eyes meeting him. However, different from Boots, who was a tough guy that just wanted to fight, Gilly was scared …
Give the Dog What the Dog Needs….
Probably the number one problem that I see as a trainer and rehabilitator of trouble and aggressive dogs is the emotions they receive from their owners. As humans we put human emotions onto the dog, and this confuses the dog. As humans we function in a human world and strive for equality. We feel safe when we are loved and …
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Happiness Can Be a Deadly Problem
One thing that really annoys me about pet owners is the complacency on fixing problems that “seem” cute at the surface, but eventually “are NOT cute.” One such case is a dog in a local shelter here in LA. The dog jumps on people and was placed and returned and is now scheduled to be killed. The thing that keeps …
4th of July – NOT A GOOD DAY FOR DOGS
Please read this post if you have a dog: Traditionally the 4th of July is a very bad day for dogs because of the fear and instinctual tendencies that are triggered with fireworks. Dogs become very skittish from the sounds of explosions as well as the whining and whistling sounds of rockets and other fireworks. A dogs hearing is 100 times more sensitive than …
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