I started practicing yoga and meditation regularly in 2020. I didn’t start with any particular goal in mind, just the desire to try it out. I’ve found that I really…
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Is Your Dog “Unpredictable?”
This question came to mind recently when I was speaking with a client whose newly adopted dog lunged at a person. This behavior felt unpredictable to them, and I get…
Overarousal in Dogs
I learned about overarousal in dogs the hard way. I hadn’t been working in a shelter very long when a large strong dog came in as a stray. He was…
Living and Learning with a Blind Dog
Click on the link below to read the article from “The IAABC Journal”: Living and Learning with a Blind Dog
Beep Beep Bark Bark! What to Do About Lunging and Barking at Vehicles
I’ve been asked a few times to blog about dog reactivity towards vehicles, but I didn’t think at first this was necessary. There are many similarities between a behavior plan…
Instigator: When Your Dog Starts a Fight
Our story begins a few weeks ago when I was walking past a local off-leash dog park to meet a client. I saw a few dogs greeting in the park…