THE Dog-Owner Connection

12/29/2025

Looking for a party room to rent out that can hold approximately 50 people. That allows food and drinks. And located between Solon and Mayfield Heights surrounding area if you could message me with any ideal places and phone numbers, please message me thank you

11/08/2024

05/19/2019

From your Dog's Perspective, Grooming is not just Brushing and Bathing

When your think of taking your dog to the groomer or the veterinarian for the first time (or any time), it
is a good idea to try to see things from your dog’s perspective. He will be
restrained, pinched, pulled, and poked with needles. None of these things are natural to a dog in the wild. So, to save your dog from unnecessary trauma, you need to prepare him
before his visits being groomed or being with the veterinarian.

You first need to teach him to be restrained in different positions, in different rooms in the house, by
different people (gradually increasing the time he’s restrained). And, you must consistently provide him with positive reinforcement. Using a conditioned reinforcer will make the training go quicker.

The next step would be holding body parts, gradually increasing the amount of time in hold. Lastly start with small pinching and poking gradually increasing the intensity and time of the pinch and poke etc... If all of this is done gradually and with positive reinforcement, you’re on your way to creating
successful experiences for your dog that he/she will need for a lifetime.

06/24/2017

After an 3 years of unexpected family and personal health problems, I am finally coming up for air. In this downtime I have seen former clients who could work around my schedule and limitations and continued to grow and learn more about dog behavior and teaching people. Thanks for the inquiries and request for a post. How bout this for a thought: When puppies or dogs come to you they already know how to sit, stay, come, lay down. So what does this mean for pet parents?

05/02/2015

Still having family health issues so I can't commit to writing but please enjoy the video clip of my dog "Kiddy" trying out for American idol just posted tonight.

09/25/2014

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KLM’s dedicated Lost & Found team at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is on a mission to reunite lost items as soon as possible with their legitimate owner. From a...

08/06/2014

07/20/2014

The following are some of the ways dogs learn differently than we do. Did you know these and are you curious about all or any of them? How does this effect how you see why your dog may not be doing what you want him to do?

- Dogs don't speak English but there's a formula for
teaching dogs English.
- Before a dog comes to your home, no matter how young
they are, they already know how to sit, stay, come lie
down.
- The last behavior you dog does is the one he's reinforced
for.
- The dogs sensory system is different than ours.
- Dogs can't reason WHY anything happens. They only
knows what happens when....

07/18/2014

We have received a few questions on the blog regarding dog behavior and aggression, copied below is Linda T.'s situation about her shelter rottie:

I have a rottie we adopted from a shelter. We integrated him with our other animals with no problem in the beginning. We had had him about a month when he began to attack our other animals. First our female black lab and then a black male cat. Also attacked our male pitbull. From.that point on he has shown aggression to all the animals in the house. We are at our wits end as to what to do. At this point we are keeping him separated from the others
Any suggestions will be appreciated.

07/16/2014

Dog aggression comes from basically three genetic drives:  pack drive, prey drive or defense drive.  There are many types of aggression all of which are derived from these three drives.  It’s impor...