The tightness creates what's called an "oppositional reflex." This is an involuntary reflex on the part of the dog which resists your pullin

Spring is an active time for the dog training industry. Why? It is not simply because the weather is beautiful and people like to train...

Our unique Family First approach emphasizes enrichment games and instruction that includes parents and children working together as a team.

An overly energetic dog is not in need of more freedom to "run their energy out." In most cases it is precisely that freedom which...

In this video, we see a dog use cleaver planning stages to solve a rather complex problem. The mission? Make it to the counter-top and scout

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and...

We as a society put so much emphasis on "things", and far too little emphasis on relationships. On the exterior dogs may crave things....

My friends, I am proud to announce the release of my new book Three Dimensional Dog, A Unified Theory of Canine Behavior. Three...

Luna, a Golden Retriever, showed severe signs of food aggression at the very early age of 9 weeks. She would hover over any resource that...

A dog is not just a static set of "drives" and conditioned responses, but rather are cognitive creatures that learn, innovate, solve...

I spend a lot of time looking for answers to bridge the disconnect between man and dog. It was, after-all, what inspired the writing of...

The belief that dogs are machines is still going strong today. This has given way to the pervasive belief that nothing exists inside...

In Three Dimensional Dog, A Unified Theory of Canine Behavior, I write about Oliver -- a black Labrador Retriever who left his home on a...

This is Finn. He has learned to walk off-leash at the dog park. As you can imagine, that is a very challenging environment. Finn was a...

There are 3 primary means by which dogs take ownership of things. First, dogs are known to express ownership by standing over objects....

You are sitting on your sofa and your husband or wife comes over to give you a hug. At that very moment your dog comes over to squeeze in...

This was one of those strange weeks filled with horror stories. The kind of stories where people get seriously injured by their dogs....

It has happened again. This time the story is being reported out of England. A canine genius named Pero recently traveled for 12 days...

If dogs were people: They would make outstanding economists. While dogs lounge around our homes, seemingly doing nothing, they quietly...

The moment of decision-making is a critical intersection in the dog/human relationship. When dog parents make executive decisions, the...