Young dogs learn to explore the world with their mouths since they don’t have hands that they can grab things with. Often, this inevitably leads to a puppy nipping or biting at anything that comes near its face, particularly parts of people, as well as to destroying anything around the house it can get its […]
Change the Narrative with Training Your Dog When I’m working with someone to figure out why their dog is misbehaving, I listen very carefully to their words. Not the words they use with their dog, but the words they use to describe the problem to me. I’ve written before about how people can sabotage their […]
Happy Mother’s Day, at least if you’re in one of the 84 countries celebrating today. Almost every country has an occasion to honor mothers. They may not all be the same date, but they all celebrate the same thing: The miracles of birth and motherhood that brought all of us here. There’s another miracle involved […]
I want you to imagine for a moment what it would be like if humans were the domestic pets, maybe of aliens or giants who are 20 feet tall. All of our needs are taken care off — food, shelter, medicine, and so on. So you’re going about your business, maybe having a nap after […]
Jahira came into my life at just the right time. She was instrumental in helping me rebuild my life and my family after my divorce and break from ‘The Dog Whisperer’ television show. She is compassionate, gentle, instinctual, spiritual, intelligent, fun, strong, adventurous, and loving. She embodies the principles that I prize the most— honesty, integrity and loyalty. On top […]
When you hear the term “alpha male,” what do you think of? You probably see some loud, powerful, overbearing man in a position of leadership — a CEO, professional athlete, or drill sergeant. These images all tend toward negative stereotypes about masculinity: insensitive, loud, opinionated, and pushy. An alpha male resolves conflict by escalating it […]
Here’s a hypothetical situation for you — well, a couple of them. Tell me what you’d do. In all cases, you’re a single parent with a four-year-old child, but then circumstances change. You have to move, but every place you look at has a “no children policy.” You lose your job and unemployment is barely […]
This past week, my office pack moved to a new location since we’d outgrown the old one. The last time we moved was in late 2013, but the two experiences couldn’t have been more different. Moving always has the potential to be traumatic and I’m sure that all of us have been through a move […]
Your dog loves it when you pet him, rub his belly, and scratch behind his ears. But dogs, like humans, also love it when you give them massages. You’re probably thinking, “You want me to massage my dog? Really?” While it might seem silly, it’s actually extremely beneficial for your pup. It feels good when […]
A lot of behaviors that are “cute” when puppies do them can become dangerous if they persist as adults. One of these is jumping on people. When a five pound puppy does it, it can be tempting to return the greeting and give attention — but it’s not so fun when it’s a fifty or […]
