Essential Skills
8 Tips for Dogs Who Won’t Get in Cars
8 Tips for Dogs Who Won’t Get in Cars Years ago, I worked as a behavior consultant at an animal sanctuary. One of the skills
December 1, 2025
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Behavior Problems
Is Your Safe Space Actually Safe?
Zorro the red eared slider’s former tank in front of the window. When we first adopted Oso, we knew we were bringing home a dog
June 30, 2025
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Enrichment
Top 8 Enrichment Activities
We get asked all the time what our favorite dog enrichment activities are. We did write the book on it, after all! And, as always,
November 18, 2024
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Training Tips
How to Introduce Dogs to Each Other: Factors to Consider
I recently saw a client who is planning to introduce a new puppy to the household. How exciting! We’ve been working together for a while
July 12, 2023
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Enrichment
Enrichment for Dogs [and other pets] With Disabilities
We had a great question come through our Instagram DMs asking about enrichment activities for a dog with disabilities, only to realize that we didn’t
May 24, 2023
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Human End of the Leash
Will I Have to Manage My Pet Like This Forever?
I talk about management a lot. It’s one of the quickest ways to prevent unwanted behaviors and keep everyone safe. But one of the concerns
May 17, 2023
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Essential Skills
5 Tips For When Your Dog Gets Loose
The other day I let Oso outside in our fenced-in backyard. A little while later, my partner opened the gate to take the garbage cans
April 19, 2023
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Enrichment
The 14 Categories of Pet Enrichment
We focus a lot on dogs in our content, but we love working with ALL pet species. And, most of what we say for dogs,
March 29, 2023
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Human End of the Leash
3 Ways You May Be Self-Sabotaging Your Pet’s Behavior Progress
Human behavior can sometimes be funny. Often I find myself doing something and think to myself, “Why does this seem like a good idea?” or,
March 22, 2023
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Human End of the Leash
That’s What Your Behavior Consultant is For
I’ve worked with a lot of different professionals in both my personal and professional life. Until recently, I thought that I needed to know what
March 8, 2023
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