Are you getting a dog for your child, and looking for a dog trainer to work with your child? What things should you consider? What will that program entail? What kinds of risks should you be prepared to accept?
What do you do with a dog that won't listen? Won't come, sit, down, heel? Is a brat? Is destructive, barks too much, gets in trouble? Won't obey you? What is the answer?
What do you do about dogs that are unloved and neglected? Are you doing that to your dog? Do you know someone who is neglecting their dog, leaving them year after year in the back yard, in a shed, garage, or even in the home with no love and no care? It is cruel. And often a crime. Do something about it: TODAY!
Are you considering house sitting your friend's dogs? Have you thought through what you need to know, the risks, and so forth. Yes, you can make a few extra bucks and help out a friend, but it might not be something you should do.
Dog owners can feel a profound sense of guilt over how they have treated their dogs. It is important to recognize that what we do with our dogs will affect US for the rest of our lives.
Why don't dogs come when called? What do the commands mean? What does down mean? What does Sit mean? How do you teach the commands? What does the owner need to know? How do you define a trained vs and untrained dog?
How do you train a dog to swim? Are all dogs good swimmers? What about swimming in pools, lakes, the ocean, or rivers? And what are basic swimming pool safety considerations?
What do you do when you realize you've hired the wrong dog trainer, or enrolled in the wrong program? I have run across many dog owners that have come to regret the trainer they hired, but then don't know what to do.
It is important for society, especially for the welfare of children and dogs, that convicted animal abusers are deal with severely. You need to understand that abusers like this continue to justify what they did even after going to jail, and that they have a high probability of reoffending.
What is the right and wrong way to socialize a dog? What about letting strangers pet my dog? What about meeting strange dogs? What if I have a protection bred puppy?
When you have a fearful, aggressive, or defensively aggressive dog, how do you know if it was abused? And if your dog was abused, what should you do about it?
