Janine Allen - Professional Dog Trainer

11/12/2025

Just heard another first person story about a dog getting teeth caught on another dog’s collar while playing. Because of the dog’s choking and violent struggling to get air, the owner could not cut the collar off until both dogs were nearly passed out. Both dogs are okay. Other dogs have not been so lucky.

I share this in hopes that it will prevent other dogs and their owners from going through such trauma.
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11/07/2025

Helping me to help you. 🧡💜
In the meantime, I’m off to nap as this conference was on the east coast and started at 5:00 each morning. 💤

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10/25/2025

If pulling on the leash causes the handler to follow, even if by only a step or two for the handler to catch their balance, it is likely a dog will continue pulling on the leash in the future.

When would this dog decide that pulling on the leash would be futile? Even with nearby distractions.

10/19/2025

http://www.janineallen.com/blog/october-19th-2025

It is so much easier to prevent fear, aggression, and unwanted behavior than to "fix" or reduce it.

10/18/2025

My three-year-old Kale earned his AKC Junior Hunting Retriever title at the Labrador Retriever Club National in Missouri last weekend. 🥰
He is a true example of a dog who needed to mature before he could stay on task when working around other dogs…..and female dogs in season.

There was a six month old Lab who also earned a title with ease. Perhaps that had something to do with a different level of hormones. Or maybe that dog didn’t have such big emotions about being restrained on a leash when around other dogs.

They are all so different and it is an ever-changing dynamic that challenges each handler on a daily basis and with each new dog they train.

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09/03/2025

Every dog is different in how they navigate through their environments. These are just a FEW suggestions to help you improve your communication with your dog.

09/03/2025

I have witnessed people, including myself, causing their dogs to be more reactive and aroused by interfering with the dog’s need to interpret the environment.

Some common signs of stress and arousal in dogs are licking lips, shaking off, increasing or decreasing body movement, hard stares, avoiding eye contact.

In this video my dogs are shaking off and licking lips. If I added my voice into this scenario it would likely cause more arousal as they would have the added pressure of “obeying” or “pleasing” me…..depends on the individual dog.

If their arousal had escalated I would then decide to distract them or move physically separate them from the cat but talking to them (like most people do) would never be my go to reaction.

08/31/2025

When you return to your show setup at and realize that:

1. You forgot to zip the crate closed

and

2. You have the bestest boy ever 💕💕💕💕💕. Hammer 🔨

08/30/2025

Non-sporting group Longview-Kelso Kennel Club

08/29/2025

Herding Group at Longview-Kelso Kennel Club

08/29/2025

Sporting dog group at Longview-Kelso Kennel Club.

08/28/2025

My boys were holding hands today. 🧡💜