Marcie M. Jensen of CampRunaPup.com wrote a recent article I used on the site. Here is a longer one about puppy care.I like their blog at http://camprunapup.com/wp — Rosana
A new puppy is so exciting! It’s like getting a big chief notebook and being the first one to draw in it. Puppies are babies, [...]

I love finding clear dog training information that is suitable for both adults and children– so long as it uses teaching methods that don’t hurt the dog in the process. The economical Train Your Dog DVD: The Positive, Gentle Method, succeeds admirably in

Chances are that your dog or dogs are already trained to sit, but are you taking advantage of the many ways this versatile word can be used? Today I’ll give some tips on training the sit with a clicker. These are hot from the horse’s mouth, so to speak, as I’ve been doing this [...]

Here’s a little video I posted on youtube not long ago. It’s called “Potty Train Your Puppy” and covers the basics.
Oops, it’s actually called “Potty Training Puppies” on the video itself. Well, you get the general idea! While I’m updating, I’ll say that this video has been viewed almost 3,000 times in the 10 weeks [...]

Puppies are wonderful, and Christmas is a delight. But what about the combination?
Whether this will be your present puppy’s first Christmas (as it will be for our Rottweiler Lola) or a puppy is planned as a Christmas gift, here are some tips.
[1] Never give a puppy as a surprise present. The commitment to [...]

Recently I left hubby and dogs for a weekend over at a friend’s place. She has a new baby and a two-year-old, and her husband was away. I know the two-year-old well, and it was fun to see how quickly her vocabulary is expanding.
We went to a potluck at a nearby church and during the [...]

Gloria White is a dog trainer who subscribes to my newsletter. When she wrote me the following email, I asked her permission to use it in the blog, she said yes, and here it is:
Just read your note about the clicker and how to transition to another  cue.  In the classes that I [...]

This is the third of three posts telling the story of Marley, a puppy who has had numerous behavior problems which turned out to be directly related to his diet. He was very sensitive to what dog food he ate, and he became hyperactive — with biting episodes involving children and adults — on a [...]

Marley is a puppy who was attacking members of his family, both children and adults, for no evident reason. His owner Karen and I exchanged emails about the situation, and not long after that, I got an encouraging report from her. Marley had had a very thorough veterinary examination and nothing was obviously wrong. Karen [...]

Sometimes a puppy shows behavior problems that are dangerous to its family. Children are being nipped at, skin is being broken. What can you do? Some months ago, I received an email from someone dealing with exactly this problem.
(I normally discourage people writing to me for help, because in the past I’ve heard the [...]