Curbing Excessive Barking
One of the most frustrating and difficult behaviors to control is excessive barking. Our K9 companions can develop many behaviors that...
How to Establish Meaningful Communication (Part II)
I remember in my younger days playing a game with my friends called Hot and Cold. The game was simple, I would close my eyes and the...
How to Establish Meaningful Communication (Part 1)
To quote a famous movie line from Cool Hand Luke, “What we have here is failure to communicate”. As a professional dog trainer people...
Training Tips with Jeff Stoneman – Leave It
Teaching your dog the command to “leave it” on cue can be very useful. For instance, if you’re out for a walk and your dog smells...
Training Tips with Jeff - Leash Pulling
One of the most common requests I receive as a dog trainer is “how to stop my dog from pulling on a leash”. This is the simplest but yet...
Risk Factors for Canine Bloat
Canine bloat, or gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV), is the number-one cause of death for several large and giant breeds. If this painful...