I have some new handlers in a prison program and they’ve been working on LEAVE-IT training with their dogs. One handler now has his dog, Loki, leaving food temptations that are presented in front of...

When working with clients, it’s very common for me to hear them say that the dog is being “stubborn” and not listening to the person’s cues even though “they know those behaviors!” In many...

The PenPals program has a beagle currently being trained at the prison. Rocky is a delightful older gentleman. But his handler is having a hard time teaching Rocky to lie down. The technique of using ...

After living in a house for 10 years without a functional doorbell, my dogs never learned what that sound means. Now that I’m in a new home, a neighbor stopped by to give me my mail, which was accid...