dHarmony By Maggie Reese www.leadandlovek9.com Recently a good friend was telling me all about the great fun he’d been having on the popular dating site called eharmony. He was meeting lots of interesting, like-minded people and genuinely wanted to meet someone special. eharmony is currently one of the most popular and successful on-line dating websites. […]

By Maggi Forootan The truth: We live in a Yes/No world. Yes, you should look both ways before crossing a street. No you shouldn’t touch a hot stove. So often I catch myself comparing dog training to parenting. Most of us agree that a good parent understands that in order to teach a child they […]

I’m sure you know them, people who just can’t be alone. They constantly seek the company and attention of other humans whether or not that attention is good for them. Sometimes, if they can’t find other humans to fill the void, they assign this burden to their dogs. They require their dogs to be close […]

  By Maggi Forootan – Lead and Love K9 www.leadandlovek9.com One thing that a lot of my clients complain about is that their dog doesn’t listen to them, doesn’t come when called, and basically blows them off whenever they feel like it. Even people who have invested the time and energy into their dogs training […]

By Maggi Forootan – Lead And Love K9 www.leadandlovek9.com I was at a party recently, and someone there knew I was a dog trainer so they started chatting me up about their dog. It happens a lot…I don’t mind : ) The interesting thing about our conversation was that I very quickly learned that this […]

By Maggi Forootan – Lead and Love K9 www.leadandlovek9.com In today’s day and age, with all of the great information available about the value and importance of crate training your dog, I’m really surprised that I still get a fair amount of resistance from my clients when I stress that they must crate train their […]

By Maggi Forootan – Lead and Love K9 www.leadandlovek9.com “Help…my dog loses his mind when he sees other dogs (people, cats, squirrels, skateboards, bikes) out on a walk”. I hear it all the time. Consider this… what are the worst leash reactive dogs doing while out on a walk before the big blow up over […]

WALK THIS WAY! By Maggi Forootan – Lead and Love K9 www.leadandlovek9.com Helping my clients achieve a nice, calm, loose-leash walk with their dogs is one of the most important things that I focus on in my training programs. But why is having your dog walk next to you on a loose leash in heel […]

By Maggi Forootan – Lead and Love K9 www.leadandlovek9.com Love Most dog owners would say that they love their dogs, right? People get dogs because they want a friend and companion to share their lives with, and they want their friend to love them back. When we pour on constant affection, praise, treats, and attention […]