https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/05/28/614386847/what-kind-of-parent-are-you-carpenter-or-gardener When I first encountered psychology & philosophy professor Alison Gopnik’s work, it made me think a lot about how…
Reactive. Intelligent. Aggressive. Distracted. Trainable. These are very big and very broad labels that are used to describe a range…
This is a guest post, from trainer Cindy Knowlton, owner of See Spot Grin in Maryland. Click here for other…
We are a busy species. Our calendars are full, our days and weeks scheduled tight. We dash here and there,…
One says “I’m worried” One warns, “Do not think about it.” Do you know the difference? Resource guarding is a…
At the May 2019 THE PHYSICAL DOG seminar in Austin, hosted by Janice Patton of ARF, we were able to…
Way back in the early 90s, on a snowy day in January, two of my dogs got out of our…
From the University of Pennsylvania comes an interesting new study that actually looks at how an owner’s aggressive behavior affects…
Spring has truly sprung here. The resident woodcocks are back, winging their way around the farm in relentless circling flights,…
A woman showed up at one of my seminars and literally spent most of the first day arguing with me…
