Category Archives: Dog stories and information

Dog stories and information

Why you should take your urban puppy to socials after just one set of shots

Posted on April 4, 2014 by

By Jeff Stallings, CPDT-KA (Note from March 31:  Bark Magazine just published this article in the Spring 2015 issues of their awesome magazine.  Click here to view it on their site.) A few months back I attended a “Dangerous Dog … Continue reading →

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Littermate Syndrome: The risky downside to raising sibling puppies

Posted on July 18, 2013 by

[Please note that an update of this article was published in the Winter 2014 issue of Bark Magazine.] By Jeff Stallings, CPDT-KA Upon reading Patricia Leslie’s email, I knew I’d be replying with disappointing news. “We were planning to adopt … Continue reading →

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My article in the July issue of Bay Woof: Your Dog Needs a Job

Posted on July 1, 2013 by

Most evenings as we settle down to read or watch TV, Jim or I give Otis something to chew. She has many favorites from what I call the “carnage aisle” of the pet store, such as beef kneecaps, bully sticks, … Continue reading →

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Nature vs. Nurture: Dog breeds, temperament and training

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

By Jeff Stallings Recently, an exasperated dog owner contacted me about her out-of-control, “aggressive” Labrador retriever. She was trying to understand why her 2-year-old dog actively challenges other dogs, men and children with growls, snaps and threatening postures. During our … Continue reading →

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Clicker Training: Better, Faster, More

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

By Jeff Stallings My favorite dog training story of recent vintage concerns three shelter dogs being taught to drive a car.  That’s right, the New Zealand SPCA undertook canine drivers ed to demonstrate that rescue dogs are smart, trainable and … Continue reading →

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Otis and I do the weave at Ocean Beach

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

I encourage my dog training clients to continue to teach their dogs new cues and tricks because it strengthens the bonds between human and dog. Plus, dogs really like having to think and “work”. This is one that anyone can … Continue reading →

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Close encounters of the bovine kind

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

By Jeff Stallings Yesterday I took Otis on a hike in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness area in the East Bay, in part to expand the section of my website dedicated to off-leash dog hikes in the Bay Area.  It was … Continue reading →

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