67 articles
Rottweilers can be wonderful family companions, but their reputation often overshadows their true nature. This guide explains how obedience training, socialization, and affection can help you raise a friendly and well-behaved Rottweiler.
Dogs with aggression often missed early socialization; using a safety cue and careful walking gear can help you manage walks and improve control.
Constant barking from a neighbor's dog can disrupt your home life, but retaliating is not the answer. Instead, consider a range of strategies, from friendly conversations to soundproofing your yard and, if necessary, filing a formal noise complaint.
When a dog barks, lunges, or stiffens around another dog, it can be distressing for both the animal and the owner. This piece explores the roots of dog-to-dog aggression and offers practical strategies to address it.
Dog trainer Adrienne Farricelli challenges the common belief that walks are a universal fix for behavioral issues, explaining how overstimulating or poorly managed walks can actually worsen problems like reactivity and anxiety, and offers strategies to make walks truly beneficial.
Dogs sometimes consume non-food items like grass, lipstick, or baby wipes. This article explores potential reasons such as ancestry, boredom, nutrient gaps, or health issues, and discusses when to consult a vet.
Puppies can be bundles of boundless energy, but with the right strategies you can help them settle down. This article offers practical methods to calm your puppy or even your high-spirited adult dog.
If your dog drags you down the street, this guide provides a structured approach to curb that habit. By following these methods, your daily strolls can become a pleasant experience for you and your pet.
A couple's experience of getting started in AKC conformation shows, from selecting a Labrador to training and competing, with practical tips and insights.
This piece explores the contrast between simply owning a dog and truly leading one, offering insights on canine nature, leadership, and practical training methods.
Through daily practice and patience, I transformed my puppy Badger into a dependable protector of my chickens. This account details the methods I used, from teaching basic commands to instilling a guardian mindset, and highlights the challenges and rewards of training a dog to coexist with poultry.
Litter box avoidance is a leading cause of cats being given up to shelters. This guide covers how to prevent such issues by selecting the right box, placing it appropriately, and maintaining it properly. It also addresses common questions about cleaning routines, health risks for pregnant women, declawed cats, spraying, and more.
A follow-up to my 2014 article, addressing common inquiries about training an Australian Cattle Dog.
A guide covering the behavioral fallout when one dog is mauled by another, including warning indicators, professional-guided behavior modification, and managing attacks that take place within the same home.
Exploring an alternative approach to puppy rearing that questions common crate-training practices. We examine when crating might be acceptable, how to manage a puppy without relying on it excessively, and what full-time workers can do.
A dog that accepts food from a stranger could be at serious risk, so training a reliable food-refusal response is a worthwhile investment. This guide covers step-by-step 'leave it' instruction, several alternative approaches for dogs that do not respond to that command, and important cautions about harsh methods.
This guide explains how to spot jealousy in dogs and cats and offers practical strategies to handle your pet's jealous reactions.
Originating in Germany in the early 1900s, Schutzhund—now known as IGP—serves as both a breed suitability test and a competitive sport that evaluates a dog's tracking, obedience, and protection abilities.
