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When I think about the key factors involved with being a good trainer, the obvious features are proper timing, consistent rules/expectations, proper mechanics, and patience. These are things I talk about on a regular basis with regards to many facets of dog training....

It looks like I may have found another venue to offer Success Just Clicks training classes! Nothing is set in stone, but if there is interest, I'll move forward in scheduling. This facility IS a little bit out of the way, about 35 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh and...

There is no easy answer to this one. There are certainly benefits and risks involved with both keeping a dog intact and deciding to sterilize him/her. Again, going back to the big idea of education--it's all about weighing the risks/rewards/benefits and making...

We are looking into the possibility of offering our "Sports and Games" class along with a family manners class at a new location about 35 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh (about 15 minutes from Monroeville) in Irwin PA. If you would be interested in either class,...

 Rescue Responsibly Yesterday I wrote a very...honest... post about eethical breeders, puppy millers, backyard breeders, and rescue propaganda. I can't say it wasn't scary to write such a post as there are lots of politics surrounding these topics and lots of very...

Don't Shop, Adopt... Or Else! Images just like this one are shared all over social networking sites like wildfire and these images/slogans are really bothersome for me. Images like this and slogans like "Don't Shop, Adopt" are problematic on a few different fronts. I...

Umm... or the pet over population problem. I don't think there is one single thing that would completely fix the fact that there are millions of dogs (puppies, teens, adults, seniors, purebred, 'designer' mutts, and Heinz 57 mixes) in shelters and rescues across the...

Alright, I've been trying to think about what I'd like to write about and after last week's post "The Responsibility of Rescue," I've been stuck on this topic. So I want to take a few days and give you my thoughts on rescues, shelters, breeders, spay/neuter,...

My apologies for the lack of posts the last few days. I had a bad reaction/allergy to sunscreen I used and have been battling a VERY itchy rash. I never take Benadryl but I've had to with this reaction and it completely knocks me out (which is good because when I'm...

Panther--Rescued 1996 from Western PA Humane Society Shayne--Rescued 2006 from Western PA Humane Society Rio--Rescued 2010 from Rawhide Rescue Jefferson--Rescued 2010 from the on-ramp of I-95 in NY Monty--Rescued 2012 from Home Sweet Home As you can see, I'm clearly a...