Month: February 2011

A recent contribution of mine to Tails Magazine.Ask the Trainer with Anthony NewmanFebruary 18, 2011 in February 2011, New York, Training by Tails Magazine My dog will listen to almost any command I give, save for one: “Come.” She’s great in the backyard, but if [...]

I recently trained a fear-aggressive Cocker Spaniel who had a funny (or not-so funny) habit:  ignore people and dogs on the sidewalk until they pass, then turn around the instant they've past, and bark like crazy - sometimes even nipping [...]

Today I saw a first (for me) : Unicyclist + dogFlatbush Ave, Brooklyn a man riding a unicycle down the sidewalk in Brooklyn, his dog running behind him on a leash.I whipped out my iPhone and tried to catch up [...]

I'm so happy to have found a way to stay on top of all the needy foster dogs in the New York area - and even beyond! Sarah, foster blog mom Here's the regularly updated blog:  http://fosterdogsnyc.blogspot.comThis should allow [...]

Walking to the wonderful Hillside dog park yesterday in Brooklyn, I saw this dog... "Where's m'dang T-bone?" But he was carrying a raw steak, chomped firmly between its jaws - not eating it, just carrying it ... head down, [...]

This monster is my friend Angus. Angus "The Lovable Beast" (and sleeping Monkey) Recently Angus visited our home and more or less tried to eat Monkey, our sweet submissive and sometimes skittish female greyound. (You can see Monkey sleeping [...]

Cesar Millan famously says "I rehabilitate dogs; I train people." And he often insists that he is not a dog trainer. Whatever one's opinion of Cesar, or of his philosophy and techniques, I think the distinction he makes here [...]