"I am a good dog owner and a confident person so why does my dog have behavior problems?"

Step-by-step tips to introduce your overly excited or fearful dog to visitors at the home.

Stress and Reward-seeking Behaviors     By:  Eileen Koval, CDBC, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, MSc       A major frustration for some owners is their...

Explore the causes of serious newborn/child-directed dog attacks, early warning signs, and how to prevent these from occurring.

Whenever problem behaviors arise, people often seek a “trainer", but behavior outcomes can worsen significantly with the wrong professional.

What does your dog perceive as being so extremely valuable that nothing else compares? 

The vet clinic lobby is a pet patient's first encounter when they enter the vet clinic. Is it calming? Stressful? Or is it terrifying?

Anyone teaching something new has experienced this. You may want to encourage them, but you are afraid of rewarding unwanted behavior.

"He won't do anything I ask unless I have a treat!". If this sounds familiar, then read on....

Eileen Koval, CDBC, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, MSc "Leadership" is one of those hot button words in the companion animal world that divides owners...

By: Eileen Koval, CDBC, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA Grief and sudden loss bring about deep and lasting emotions. It forces change upon us whether...

By: Eileen Koval, CDBC, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, MSc Pulling is not just a human problem, and not just a big dog/small owner problem. No-pull...

Aging is inevitable, but there may be solutions to make aging a little bit easier for our pets.

If you allow your big dog to jump on people then I have some words for you...BAD OWNER.

We can never know what, where or whom a dog may associate with a traumatic experience. How we approach and handle trauma makes or breaks it.

What makes a dog a "dog" and why does this matter to dog owners? My recent visit to Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary in Alberta, Canada....

Learn about internal chemical "rewards" happening when dogs choose behaviors, and how we can use that with training substitution behaviors.

This is the most important article you will read about dog ownership and dog behavior.

Dominance in pet dogs is not a myth, but misunderstandings abound. Good information from ethical trainers is key to positive outcomes.

This article defines canine anxiety, how to spot it in our dogs, the causes, and how to prevent and/or address it.