Rattlesnakes and dogs are not the best combination, yet, we live with them, so having an understanding of both can help to keep our dogs safe. First, you should know that I have a snake phobia. It’s true and have had it my entire life. I remember as a child, I would run from the…
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Something you can count on when it comes to dogs and humans, is that humans don’t have good listening skills and that’s all dogs are doing; listening and reading body language. Recently, an article was written in Psychology Today by Stanley Coren PhD, about how our personality may affect why dogs bite some and not…
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The dog training world has gone through some fantastic changes over the past 40 years, since I’ve been training dogs. We have learned so much about the psychology of dogs and how they learn, yet I think we have gone too far, in what we are expecting from them. The science of dog training is…
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I recently posted a picture of a destroyed Kong, from a pup I have in training, who took the top off of and it struck a chord with many kong lovers. As with many things in life that we are attached to, or has worked for us, we can become very protective of our choices,…
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A dog just died choking on a tennis ball. I’ve heard this way too many times and this time from a colleague of mine who was called to help. From the phone, before she could make it to the dog, she gave CPR instructions. It was too late. The dog walker tried to dislodge the…
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The science in dog training is simply how dogs learn. My hope is to unravel any misunderstandings about the terminology used within this science, for everyone who love dogs. There is a science to training dogs and it’s called the learning theory. This is not only how dogs learn, but  how all animals learn; that…
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As promised this is a follow up blog from the blog about why dogs go crazy at home after a walk; and why punishment is the wrong thing to do, after a walk. Lulu was fearful on her walks in the neighborhood. Loud trucks passing by, strangers dogs and people caused her much stress.. The…
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You can now book a lesson with Jill Breitner, creator of the Dog Decoder smartphone app. Jill Breitner, dog trainer, leading expert in dog body language and creator of the Dog Decoder app offers “private dog training lessons” on FB video messenger, Skype or FaceTime.   Jill has 40 years of experience teaching and helping…
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Teaching dogs to focus on us with a cue is not necessary and may just undermine all that you are doing to allow dogs to be dogs, offering them the chance to make appropriate choices. It’s a false sense of security in the name of control. Why do we feel we need to control dogs…
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