Our Relationship With Dogs

Who Am I To My Dogs?

Who am I to my dogs? Am I a parent, a guardian, an owner, a friend? I struggle with this question because most of my clients refer to...

Should "Sit" Imply "Stay"?

When you tell your dog to “sit”, do you expect him to stay sitting until you tell him it’s okay to move? I don’t. While most trainers...

To crate or not to crate?

I think crates are great… for the most part. The part where crates are not great? When they are used in place of relationship-building...

Do Dogs Improve With Age?

I think there’s a mistake that many of us make with our dogs: we expect that with increasing age their behaviour will improve. So many...

Community Links

Most of the cartoons in my Class Homework Notes are provided by Heather Anderson, animal artist. Her animal portraits can be found at her Etsy shop: The Dog Art Gallery