Canine Behavior: Why Do Some Dogs Act Sneaky When "Stealing" Food?
If Dogs "Steal" Food Does That Mean They Have a Theory of Mind? I've Got a Case of the Munchies—I Hope No One's Looking... Perspective...
Dog Behavior: Reactivity
What Is “Reactivity” in Dogs? How and Why Do Dogs Become “Reactive?” Dogs are the most social animal on earth. They can also be the most...
Dog Training: How to Be Your Dog's Stress Buffer
Step One: Make the Dog Feel Safe Originally published in slightly different form on May 1, 2012 at PsychologyToday.com. Understanding...
My Training Philosophy
My Training Philosophy I’m a Neo-Freudian dog trainer. Seriously. As I see it, all canine behavior is either an expression of unconscious...
Dog Behavior: Why Dogs Sniff Each Other
Is Sniffing Other Dogs the Canine Equivalent of a Handshake? Originally published in slightly different form on July 13, 2009 at...
Dog Training: How to Cure Thunderphobia
Barking Up a Storm Excerpted from an article written for DogsNaturally Magazine, Oct/Nov, 2014. Tension & Release Fear of thunderstorms...