Category: Yelp

We humans have a tendency to miss the forest for the trees. Or even worse, for mere paintings of trees, or plastic imitation-trees in hotel lobbies ... or for McDonald's hamburgers. We tend to interact with the world (or [...]

Do you like baseball?Do you like dogs?  Does your dog like baseball? Want to bring your dog to a baseball game?(No, you can't let him chase the fly balls.)The Mayor's Alliance for Animals together with Brooklyn Bark Dog Walking [...]

I recently visited with a couple that had just adopted a rescued pomeranian named Henry. Henry's problem was that at bedtime he would run around barking and jumping on and off the bed, not letting his owners (or even [...]

Scars vs. petting

What the heck is going on in this video?! No, it's not a Grateful Dead show afterparty. It's one of the many fun yet therapeutic moments from the all-day, hands-on, (and paws-on!) Pit Bull training seminar and workshop I just [...]

This video goes along with a previous blogpost of mine called "Will Sit For Food".Here's the YouTube link.Enjoy!

Ok, this has to be one of the coolest looking dogs I've met in a long time: Mickey the Mohawk Dog  It's Mickey, the dog with a full-body mohawk! Interestingly, shaving your dog will only make him look cool; [...]

The Calm Energy crew had an amazing pack walk last week, through Prospect Park! Eight pooches joined the gang, led by our Calm Energy greyhounds Monkey and Turtle. At first, when the group of dogs gathered in a circle [...]

Recall: win-win-win. happy, positive treat/praise/rub, release/reward.practice in the park, around distractions! Better proofing, and more rewardeven add leashing and releasing.this all said, don't call to "come" when leaving the park! (Why?)Instead "sit", "lie down", "let's go for a walk"Make [...]