Dog Lady

06/22/2025

Everyone should know this by now. Missing a walk is fine!!

Take Note! 👇👇👇 Don't Be Stupid!

06/21/2025

Teamwork makes the dream work. 😀

06/15/2025

Using Positive Reinforcement to make blood draws easier for the animal and the humans.

06/10/2025

06/04/2025

Dogs behave like dogs. They are not out to make you mad or show you who is "boss"

06/03/2025

How I walk my dogs 🐕

05/22/2025

If you meet a dog you don't know, keep your hands to yourself.

The truth is *most* dogs don't particularly enjoy being pat on the top of the head. I don't much care for it myself. We're just lucky that dogs are as tolerant of us as they usually are. It doesn't mean there's any horrific past lurking there.

If the dog wants to be pet at all generally the chest or under the chin is going to be more enjoyed. Just don't forget to get consent first!

05/13/2025

Dog parks can be really fun!
Dog parks can be awful and dangerous.

Both are true.

We want to help educate dog owners on the risks & benefits of local dog parks, as well as safety information. Check out the graphic & the links below to learn more!

➡Are Dog Parks Right for Your Dog? :
https://aercmn.com/dog-parks-part-i-are-they-right-for-your-dog

➡Dog Body Language & Bite Wounds in Dogs:
https://aercmn.com/dark-side-of-dog-parks-bite-wounds-in-dogs

05/12/2025

A factoid for ya

05/07/2025

⚡️Shock Collars⚡️
Folks just don't understand how they work. And how the dog suffers.

This morning alone, I talked to over eight potential clients with severe behavioral fallout from shock collars—often marketed more gently as “e-collars”.

Yes, I do work with clients who’ve used them, and booked several today who have, and I always strive to meet people where they’re at without judgement. But please—for the sake of your dog’s emotional well-being—stop using these tools.

Even the "vibrate" or "tone" settings can be deeply distressing. Dogs don’t understand these sensations—they just know the world sometimes can be scary and unpredictable. One dog I met pancaked to the floor at the sound of a door ding at the entrance and wouldn’t move. Another from last month now panics every time the ice maker goes off at home multiple times a day – fallout from the shock collar!

This isn't rare—it's the result of emotional trauma. Yes, this tool creates emotional learning and thus trauma for many dogs.

We now have overwhelming scientific evidence showing that aversive tools like shock collars cause lasting psychological harm and many dogs never fully recover.

Dogs learn through association, and when we pair fear or discomfort with training, it can leave deep emotional scars.

I will never stop advocating for us to do better by dogs. Dogs deserve kindness. They deserve humane, science-based training that builds trust, not fear.

Let’s do better—because they deserve better.

05/07/2025

This guy set dog training back 50 years.

05/05/2025

Why do folks expect more from their dog than from their children?

One of the most common questions I hear is:
"My dog growls at my kids. How do I stop this?"

But here's the thing.
Instead of asking how to stop the growl, ask how to stop the REASON the dog is growling in the first place.