WHAT’S THE MOST UNUSUAL PET YOU’VE EVER HAD? (PART ONE) What’s the most unusual pet you or your family has ever had? Cats and…
INTERVIEWING TRAINERS FOR YOUR DOG: WHAT QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU ASK? I decided on the topic for this article after a short conversation I had…
RAISING THE WORST DOG EVER I recently interviewed an author about a book she wrote—a book about one particular…
DAISY: RAISING A PANDEMIC PUP—SHE’S NOW FIVE MONTHS OLD September Morn is a professional dog trainer and the author of several books and…
WHY DO WE CHOOSE AVERSIVES FIRST? The question in the title of today’s blog has been in my mind since…
CATS—CAN YOU CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR FOR THE BETTER? On the internet, so many cats and kittens, so much misinformation. It’s not their…
ADOPTING A RESCUE DOG—HOW YOU CAN SPOT A SCAM The conversation began, ironically, on a Facebook post about National Rescue Dog Day. I’d responded…
ADOPTING A RESCUE DOG—TAKE YOUR TIME TO DO IT RIGHT Last week, I wrote about two sad cases of “rescue” dogs who turned out…
AIRLINES BAN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS—HANDLERS, TRAINERS, AND A THERAPIST RESPOND TO NEW RULE Recently, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it is revising its Air…
ADOPTING AN OLDER PET—A GOOD CHOICE FOR YOU? When I read my friend Debi’s heartwarming post on Facebook about the older dog…