This series of blog entries features excerpts from letters to dogs I’ve trained, explaining some of the ideas I shared with their families during sessions

After a gap in my volunteer schedule for the past month, yesterday I got back into the routine training dogs at the local shelter. Jen

Bob’s “slow and steady” attention training with Squid at his Peaceable Paws Behavior Modification internship earlier this month was the featured story in this week’s

Spring is in full swing here in Central Illinois, and with it comes thunderstorms.  Some of our best friends do fine during tumultuous weather, while others are

Your dog looks at you with a relaxed expression and wags her tail.  You say “Sophie, sit.”  Sophie remains on all 4s, looking and wagging. 

As the old proverb says, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.  The obvious point is that large and daunting tasks need

A client recently asked how long it would take to train her dog.  Because I knew her well and was sure there would be no