Here’s the thing about owning a 100+ pound dog and living with an elder. The dog has a good chance to knock the elder down, just by standing around. And knocking down an elder can lead to broken bones or worse. A small dog could trip a human up just as easily, so teaching your [...]

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tips on getting your dog to stop pulling

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The Grand Peanut and I are learning to play fetch. Play time is important, I know, but whenever I throw a toy or ball, he’ll run after it and not give it back. He likes to play “keep away”. I usually have to bribe him with a treat in order to be able to get [...]

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The Grand Peanut and I have been working on new ways to help calm him when we are out walking. Every so often he gets over stimulated and acts out by biting the leash, and sometimes he’ll grab hold of my hands/arms and play tug. I don’t play tug with him, in general, because of [...]

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Cultivating quiet time in the kitchen, office, or on a walk.

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The Honorable Grand Peanut, as with most dogs, needs to repeat, repeat, repeat all training in all situations. The other week, he “forgot” that we wait politely at the door before it opens. He’s been doing this behavior for about a month but then, nothing. He also “forgot” what Sit! meant; sometimes he went Down, [...]

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This is not a new concept to me, but what is new is the idea that The Honorable Grand Peanut will not get any food from a bowl for the foreseeable future. He will have to work for all his food, either during training, in a food puzzle, or a frozen Kong. He will only [...]

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