Observant readers of this blog may have noticed a pattern: Once a week I write a post that refers to a podcast that appears on another site called Animal Cafe. Really observant readers — okay, if I’m lucky, members of my family — may have noticed that once a month I’m the one doing the…
Six Dog Training Myths, Part 1
When I first got Frankie, I knew virtually nothing about dogs. Who was I to question the common wisdom that was offered up about how to deal with one? Slowly, after much reading and research, I began to sort out the truth. But, some five years later, I’ve realized how firmly entrenched a great deal…
I heart Dog Star Daily
And Dog Star Daily hearts me — or at least my book — back. Co-created by the renowned Dr. Ian Dunbar and Kelly Gorman Dunbar, the site is home to some of the world’s top dog training and behavior experts, including Dr. Nicholas Dodman, Patricia McConnell, and Suzanne Clothier, as well as such up-and-comers (and,…
Dinner at the Dog Dominance Cafe
Honestly, I was planning to forgo all negativity, to stop writing posts with clever — but hostile — titles about a certain TV personality. I was planning to — and still will, I promise — write about how to find a good dog trainer. Then, yesterday, someone posted a link on Twitter to a dog…
Contest winners, book reviewers, storytellers
First, the contest. The people have spoken! The final two winners of the What Books Would Bore Your Dog? contest are: Bone Free by Joy Catamson, submitted by Kath Usitalo and Mastering the Art of French Poodles by Julia Styled, submitted by Ellen Perlman. Congratulations, Kath and Ellen! As soon as I have copies of…