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This weekend we're making the final adjustments to our puppy socialization class. There is so much for a young puppy to learn in such a short period of time. It would be so much easier if we could download all this information into the brains of new pet owners (Matrix...

I grew up watching Cesar Milan. I thought he was magical and could do all sorts of wonderful things with these vicious, evil dogs. At one point, I think Merial even had a contract with him to help market their flea/tick and heartworm prevention. There was a big poster...

Today we had a 10-something year old dog come in to see us for sudden increase in aggression. He'd had a tough time lately: just moved back to the states, crazy little boys running around, an anxious sister, and a patchy history. He has a lot of baggage and, considerin...

At some point in my career as a behaviorist, I had the experience of attending a training class with one of my own dogs at a facility (that shall remain nameless) which claims to use only positive reinforcement-based (R+) training. However, within 10 minutes of being t...