My Dog Doesn’t Listen to Me This is the number-one complaint about the family dog. There are several reasons why she doesn’t listen.  Whatever your dog is doing is more interesting or…

There are two sides to having a great relationship with a dog. You have to be happy and the dog has to be happy. Dogs, though, are not born civilized.…

The oldest book Amazon.com has on human body language is the 1970s book  Body Language by Julius Fast.  That was when we humans became conscious of body language.  While we're relatively new to its…

Now that you are the new owner of a dog – what’s next? Here are some tips that will help settle your dog and help her find her place in…

The question that often comes to mind is, "What caused the dog to act like this?" In the case of an adoption the reason will probably never be known.  It…

General Rules 1. Exercise, Discipline then Affection.  Run or walk off the excess energy before training. A dog cannot concentrate if he is pent up.  Use discipline to ask your dog to “earn” his affection…

You’ve seen it.  Some owners call their dogs and they come a-running.  On the other hand, some owners call and it is as if the dog is uninterested or deaf.  If you want…

Picture the last time you asked for directions.  After providing your destination (say, a new restaurant), the helpful person started to describe the route using words and gestures (“Go straight and…