A New Pathway Ahead

The last difficult moment with your dog doesn’t have to keep repeating. Maya had already lived in three homes. Each family had sought professional help, but her relentless chasing of anything that moved continued. By the time she came to me as a last resort, she had been labeled an “untrainable menace.” I did not […]

Together Is Better!

A more joyful, cooperative way through the things that need to get done with your dog. When my Border Collie Raven became suddenly and seriously ill, we ended up in the emergency room. She was in ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication of diabetes that had developed suddenly and without warning. Raven spent a week in intensive […]

Joy First. Cooperation Grows.

My Sheltie, Haley, was not at all amused by the controlling nature of my Border Collie, Reenie. Reenie had definite ideas about where everyone should be and what they should be doing. Haley had equally definite ideas about not being told where to be or what to do by Reenie. Most of the time, they […]