Lights On!!!

I graduated from the professional trainers program from Karen Pryor Academy in September. I gave Henry and myself a few months off to just be family members. Well, we’re back at it again. I’m doing some work with an organization that trains service dogs...

The Importance of a Dog Tag

Every dog owner’s worst fear is a missing pet—but not all lost dog stories end the same. Two recent encounters drove home the importance of a dog tag and microchipping in ways I’ll never forget. One reunion was quick and seamless; the other, needlessly stressful. The...

Dog Walking

I’m not here to re-invent the wheel. People have been successfully teaching their doggy students how to walk with their dogs for decades before I was born.  I love all the techniques. Clicker, shaping, luring…and so many more. The things, however, that I hear myself...