I’ve been finding myself discussing the idea of understanding the context in which our dogs are communicating with us during my client consults. Context is everything. Let me rewind a bit to a time when I was studying Spanish in Costa Rica. I took Spanish in high school and college, but living in Costa RicaContinue reading “Is Canine Body Language A Foreign Language? I Think So…”
Category Archives: Behavior Modification
Christmas with Katie and Pippa pt 1
This is a wonderful time of year, the season of giving (and receiving), warm snuggles from my Bears and the anticipation of visits from family. This year, my sister came to visit for Christmas. It was the first time in what I think was years that we spent the day of Christmas with each other.Continue reading “Christmas with Katie and Pippa pt 1”
House Breaking vs. Separation Anxiety
I’ve met with a few clients lately who contacted Four Paws and You Dog Training to find out about how to stop their dog from soiling in the home. When I met with them and inquired a bit about each dog’s background, I soon found out some, not all, had some incomplete house breaking andContinue reading “House Breaking vs. Separation Anxiety”