What to look for when hiring a dog trainer
As a good dog trainer, I'm looking out for the dogs of the world. I want to make every dog owner happier with their dog,...
Puzzles for dogs (and why they matter)
For most of the tens of thousands of years that canids have existed, they’ve been hunters and scavengers. Wolves and feral dogs may still work...
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Crate training a dog: The why and the how
As dog trainers, we often encounter new dog owners who resist the idea of getting a crate because they feel it'll take up too much...
Does it make sense to judge a candidate by his behavior toward animals?
This article originally appeared on the Boston Globe's Opinion page. In a recent issue of National Geographic, celebrity dog “whisperer” Cesar Millan disparaged the White House’s treatment of...
A parade for people who dress up their dogs on Halloween
We recently attended a Halloween parade for dogs in Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan with illustrator Robert Grossman. Below is our account of the people and pups...
Positive & negative reinforcement, explained by The Family Guy
I am a positive reinforcement dog trainer. This does not mean that I throw a party whenever Amos poops outside. It doesn't mean that I smile...
Your dog has the potential to be as smart as the ones in the New York Times
Yesterday, The New York Times had a piece on Brooklynite Peter Taft and his search -and-rescue dog, Cassius. Cassius, a German Shepherd, was found at...
The psychological torment of a dog on Halloween
One row of the faces above are close ups from pups at Tompkins Square Park's 2010 Halloween parade. The other are strays up for adoption...
Is your dog a pessimist, or is he just having a bad day?
This recent New York Times article is about a British study that supposedly proves that some dogs are pessimistic and some dogs are optimistic. After training the...