What to Do When Your Dog Attacks Another Dog
What do you do when your own dog attacks another one of your dogs? Can it happen only to those who don’t have control over their dogs or can it happen to anyone? The answer is a simple one: It can happen to anyone at any time in any place. Aggressive Dogs and Dog...
Be a Good Pet Parent, Get a Will
She was 45 years old and it happened suddenly. No one was expecting it to happen at this point in her life, but it happened nonetheless. “Laurie” passed away and no one knew it. She was in her apartment for several days – no one knows how long for sure. Her animals...
A Tail of Two Rescues: A Dog Adoption Story
I recently had the occasion to work with two separate rescues along the Front Range of Colorado. I adopted a puppy from one, and an older dog from the other. And, I had two very different experiences, including wondering if one could actually call itself a rescue. It...
How to Get Your Dog Beyond the Fear of Thunder and Fireworks
As we begin to get into spring showers followed by summer festivities, you may be thinking about the fear in your dog that they experience with thunder and fireworks. Here's what you can do to help your dog beyond the fear of thunder (and fireworks). If your dog...
Why Do Dogs Mark?
Why do dogs mark? As a professional dog trainer, I get a lot of calls from people wondering just that because they have male dogs who mark in the house. They usually call after they are beyond frustrated because they can’t get their dog to stop marking on their...
How do I stop my dog from marking?
Marking complaints are among the top concerns I hear as a dog trainer. Owners don't understand why it is happening, especially when their dog is housebroken. But there is more to it than that. Check out a previous blog on why dogs mark, and then read below to learn...
Do You Use a Shock Collar?
I get questions all the time about the collars I use in my dog training, mostly: “Do you use a shock collar?” “Do you use a choke chain?” I’m glad I am asked that, and I am glad to answer. More recently I had a woman ask about the shock collar because she had visited...
What Type of Collars Do You Use as a Professional Dog Trainer?
I am frequently asked what type of collars I use as a professional dog trainer. Sometimes this is because people want to use the correct type of collar and sometimes they ask because they have beliefs around the ethics of choke and shock collars. I am glad I am asked...
Dog Trainer Q&A: My Dog Eats Too Fast! How to Slow Down Your Dog’s Eating and Why
Jill Haffley is a certified dog trainer with over 20 years of experience in the Colorado Springs area. Her series on Dog Trainer Q&A answers the most common questions she's been asked. Dear Jill the Dog Trainer, I have a dog who attacks her food so fast I’m...
3 Reasons Your Dog Chews and How to Stop It
Anyone who has had a puppy knows the pain of losing something they valued because of chewing. And, chewing isn’t limited to just puppyhood- for some dog owners, they live with ongoing chewing, and it is one of the biggest complaints I receive as a dog trainer....