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Behavior Problems

No, the Blanket Won’t Fix it: Getting Your Spicy Dog Ready for Baby

Bringing home a baby with a “spicy” dog in the house? The internet’s favorite fix, having your dog sniff the baby’s blanket, isn’t the safeguard it’s cracked up to be, and assuming your dog will love the baby can set you up for disappointment. This post busts both myths and covers the questions worth asking about your dog’s needs before baby arrives. It also lays out what a behavior consultant does: not a one-time fix, but a partner helping you prepare for triggers, routines, and developmental changes as baby grows. What worked for a friend’s dog might not work yours.

MaryKaye Kendrick (she/her) August 31, 2026 No Comments

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Behavior Problems

Life Lessons and Support for Behaviorally Complex Pets

Life Lessons and Support for Behaviorally Complex Pets Content warning: Brief discussions of aggression toward humans and dogs, and behavioral euthanasia. Please Ignore Us My house sits next to a small apartment building. As in my driveway is right next to some of their front doors. The building has pretty

Tiffany Holmes (she/they) February 23, 2026

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Human End of the Leash

There is No I in Team, but There is a U in Community

There is No I in Team, but There is a U in Community You are walking your reactive dog and you are both doing your very best. You have your high value treats in a treat pouch, you have a leash sleeve alerting others that your dog needs space. You

Valerie Bogie she/her February 16, 2026

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Essential Skills

Understanding Your Pet’s Veterinary Care Team

Understanding Your Pet’s Veterinary Care Team When was the last time you went to a concert? For me it was a couple weeks ago. I was positively delighted with the opening band, which, let’s be real, sometimes you never know if it’s gonna be your thing. Then the support crew

Veronica Garcia (she/her) February 9, 2026

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Human Enrichment

Before You Become a Dog Trainer, You Need a Community

Before You Become a Dog Trainer, You Need a Community I was nervous about being the person half of a demo team (along with Peter the Wondermutt, obviously) for Ellen’s recent and fabulous talk on creating safe spaces at Clicker Expo Live. I texted with my trainer bestie to get

Tiffany Holmes (she/they) February 2, 2026

Essential Skills

Becoming Pet Harmony

Becoming Pet Harmony Every once in a while an inquiry hits our inbox from an aspiring trainer or behavior professional that asks us the best path to get into the field. Working in an unregulated field, where anyone can slap a title like “certified trainer,” “or “behaviorist,” on a business

Tiffany Holmes (she/they) January 26, 2026

Essential Skills

Learning Dog Body Language

Learning Dog Body Language I know we talk about it ALL OF THE TIME and for that I can make no apologies. It really is just that important. I don’t think I am going out on a limb when I say that understanding your dog’s body language is paramount to

MaryKaye Kendrick (she/her) January 19, 2026

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Essential Skills

Understanding Impostor Syndrome in Animal Behavior

Understanding Impostor Syndrome in Animal Behavior Ok, I have a serious question that is going to sound like a setup for a Jerry Seinfeld joke: what’s the deal with Impostor Syndrome, amirite?? It feels like everyone has it these days. It feels like it comes up in almost every conversation.

Emily Strong (she/they) January 12, 2026

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Essential Skills

Why the Best Trainers Always Go Back to Basics

Why the Best Trainers Always Go Back to Basics For those of you who aren’t familiar with the animal behavior industry, there’s a very well-known and influential trainer and consultant named Ken Ramirez who once said, “Advanced training is basic training done really well.” Even though this quote is well

Emily Strong (she/they) January 5, 2026

Essential Skills

How to Teach Your Dog to Calm Down

How to Teach Your Dog to Calm Down I would be remiss if I didn’t start this blog by stating how vital the skill of self-regulation is for our pets. The intensity and distress of a household in a constant state of hyperarousal is where I often feel the most

Pet Harmony Team December 29, 2025

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Essential Skills

7 Tips for Moving With Pets

7 Tips for Moving With Pets Big Change, Little Paws Moving is complicated. It can be exciting, and it can be terrifying. It can bring desired change and opportunity, and it also brings routine disruption, stress, and the unknown. My partner, our dogs, and myself have moved across the country

Ellen Yoakum (she/her) December 22, 2025

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Essential Skills

Navigating Transitions With Kids and Pets

Navigating Transitions With Kids and Pets This blog is coming at ya from Corinne: trainer, behavior consultant, former teacher, and (among many other things) mom of 3 (2 human, 1 fluffy). My dog is 9 and my kids are 3 and 5 years old and it feels like every 6

Corinne Collier (she/her) December 15, 2025

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Enrichment

Set it and Forget it: Enrichment Strategies for Busy Times

Set it and Forget it: Enrichment Strategies for Busy Times Cover image courtesy of Sam Pierce (Dognitive Behavior and Training) Life sure is funny. It seems like just yesterday that I was talking to you about preparing the household for the transition of returning to school and here we are

MaryKaye Kendrick (she/her) December 8, 2025

Recent Blog Posts

No, the Blanket Won’t Fix it: Getting Your Spicy Dog Ready for Baby

Life Lessons and Support for Behaviorally Complex Pets

There is No I in Team, but There is a U in Community

Understanding Your Pet’s Veterinary Care Team

Before You Become a Dog Trainer, You Need a Community

Becoming Pet Harmony

Learning Dog Body Language

Understanding Impostor Syndrome in Animal Behavior

Why the Best Trainers Always Go Back to Basics

How to Teach Your Dog to Calm Down

7 Tips for Moving With Pets

Navigating Transitions With Kids and Pets

Set it and Forget it: Enrichment Strategies for Busy Times

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