Through a Trainer’s Ear

by guest blogger Casey Matthews-Lomonaco, Owner of Rewarding Behaviors Dog Training Last October, I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to the city of Oakland to attend the Association of Pet Dog Trainers contest after winning the Dogwise John Fisher Essay...

Is Temperament all about Breeding?

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Last night we experienced heavy rain and the loudest thunderstorms of my life. Since I grew up in Syracuse, NY, where summertime thunderstorms were plentiful, that’s saying a lot. The loud booming sounds woke me up around 3...

Through a “Child’s” Ear?

If you’ve read my previous blogs, then you know how thrilled I am to have combined my passion for music with my love of dogs in creating products that are helping improve the lives of dogs worldwide. But, unless you have a Border Collie, it is the humans in the...

Consciousness in a Dog Business

Life has a way of being synchronistic in ways that can’t be planned. Profound experiences last week showed up as appointments in my calendar, but proved to be monumental events in my life. On Tuesday night, I attended a talk at East West books by Jeff Klein, the...

It’s National Dog Week. Are we listening to our dogs?

It’s 4 am and there is only one reason I am awake. My dog heard something outside and started barking. I live in a rather rural area surrounded by wildlife. One of the benefits of not having neighbors close by is the peace, quiet, and tranquility that comes with the...