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Hi June, Separation Anxiety, in my opinion, is the most challenging dog training topic. It requires patience, attention to detail and a lot of time to fix. Take comfort, however, that there are a lot of tried and true methods out there. You might have read previous posts already, but if not, read this...

Dog daycares are quite common in Chicago. Especially these days with the economy in shambles, people have a tendency to work longer hours and might even need to take on a second job to make ends meet. It is easy to feel guilty about dogs not getting enough exercise or attention. So many people look into...

My clients often hire me to help rehabilitate their dog's problems. Sometimes they recently adopted an older dog that already has behavior problems, while others have had their dogs since they were puppies and were lax in one or more areas that resulted in behavior problems forming over a period...

JEFF MY 3 MONTH PUPPY WE HAVE HAD FOR 3 WEEKS NOW IS NOT EATING WHEN I LEAVE THE ROOM I TAKE HIM OUT IN THE MORNING THEN PLACE HIS FOOD BOWL DOWN SO I CAN GO TAKE A SHOWER HE STOPS EATING WHEN I LEAVE AND WHINES. WHEN I GET BACK HIS FOOD IS STILL IN THE BOWL. IS HE STARTING TO SHOW ANXIETY? I HEARD YOUR...

Do you want to prevent destruction, prevent separation anxiety, housetrain your puppy faster, train your dog faster and lessen overall frustration? Use a crate! There are so many statements, misconceptions and questions about crate training that I hear all the time that I wanted to help clear up some...

On Saturday I saw a client for the first time. My client hired me to assess her 4-year old Yorkshire Terrier named Sam. My client has had Sam for 4.5 months and she recently started giving him Reconcile, a Prozac for dogs to address his dog-to-dog aggression issues. I sat with my client in her living...

Plug a diffuser into the wall and solve dog problems? Spray something on a towel and put it near your dog and he will be calmer during thunderstorms, when left alone or in the car? Yeah right. Well, I have found it to work. I started using Comfort Zone diffusers years ago to help alleviate stress for...

Sounds like you have tried some of the strategies that I would recommend, but I will suggest a few more. If you need more suggestions, please ask. Behaviors occur naturally or based on a change in the environment. In this case, there is something about the situation that has changed to cause Charlie...

The other day a client asked me why her 1.5-year-old dog urinates on her living room rug about once a month. My answer? I don’t know. Just because I am a professional dog trainer doesn’t mean that I know why dogs always perform certain behaviors. There are many possible reasons for dog behaviors and...

Bella is Laura's dog and she is doing much better adjusting after all of Laura's hard work. Great job Laura, and thanks for the picture!