by Jill Kessler-Miller, CPDT If you have a dog with special dietary requirements, this article is probably not for you. I understand that...

Do you have a dog that “won’t eat,” or that you’re free-feeding, and would now like to get on a meal-time schedule? Too often, we end up ...

Swim vests With summer here, many dogs are sharing in water sports with their owners. Which is wonderful--but please, PUT A WATER SAFETY ...

Dogs “Not Good” With Children By Jill Kessler-Miller, Grad. Cert., CPDT I received an email the other day from a rescue group picturing d...

Service Dogs and their handlers are commonly mishandled and even mistreated in restaurants. Service is often denied, illegal questions a...

Judge the Deed, not the Breed. And, more importantly, what lead up to it. Calls often come in asking me to opine on the inherent dangero...

Carsickness in puppies is a common occurrence, and it is often related to a still-immature inner ear. Thankfully, most puppies usually ou...

One of the first things I teach all my dogs is to eat off a utensil. I rotate what I use: spoon, fork, wooden spoon, butter knife, whatev...

When Flexi-leads first came out (in the late ‘80s), they were not for the pet market; they were designed as an aid for obedience training...

​We all read about mindfulness--minding your words, your food, your actions, but what about when your with your dog? Do you go out for a...

I don’t recommend dog parks. Not ever. The list of things that can go wrong is so long that it completely outweighs the possible attributes;