Don wrote this post as a starting point for anyone with a dog exhibiting aggressive, fearful, or reactive behavior. He lists seven steps, recommends you start immediately, and suggests who to seek additional help.
Don elaborates on his post, Help! My Dog Is Stubborn! By describing twelve steps you can take to make you and your dog best friends for life.
In this post, Don examines stubbornness and suggests several reasons why your dog may not be stubborn but is just seeking your empathy and understanding. He suggests ways that you can motivate your dog to help them understand what you want while making them feel
Don explains that when a dog growls, it is simply trying to ask a perceived threat to stay away. It is a normal part of canine communication; we must respect and NEVER punish it. However, we need to help our dogs when they feel unsafe,
This post summarizes a presentation made for the Eastern Area Agency on Aging Firry Friends Food Ban on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
In this blog post from January 29th, 2023, the National Institute for Canine Ethics (NICE) explains how Dopamine and Cortisol affect our dogs.
Many dogs do not enjoy the chaos and frenetic activity all too common at public events like fundraising walks. This post reviews how to evaluate your dog’s body language so you can assess if they are comfortable or would rather be at home.
This post contains a link to an article and video discussing new research that indicates dogs are more responsive to high-pitched voices that vary. It refutes the myth that one should speak to a dog in a deep, authoritative tone.
Just like people, dogs also have a space bubble, the personal space they expect others to respect. This post discusses how to identify a dog’s space bubble and interact with them respectfully.
Pets and Their People, an excellent and trusted resource for people with pets, Recently published this article, Do Pets Experience Emotional Trauma? Written by my friend Judy Luther of www.UnderstandingDogs.us, the article addresses how pets can develop Stockholm Syndrome, just as people can when they
