AnimalSensibility is the place to turn to for all of your dog training answers. Collectively, our staff has more than 75 years of extensive and comprehensive experience in dog training and behavior and of course, total dedication to dogs. We are active members of several professional organizations, regularly attend seminars and conferences and are happily obsessed with obtaining the most up-to-date training and behavior information available — and then passing it along to you. This blog is our opportunity to do that on a much larger scale. Our trainers will share new training techniques, case studies from the many classes and private lessons we conduct each week all over Chicagoland, stories from our time volunteering with rescues and shelters, as well as our experiences with our own dogs.
Here’s the next round of answers for our Ask a Trainer feature on our new website. It’s your chance to get dog training advice from the pros at AnimalSense. Stay tuned for more questions & answers, and if you have a burning dog training question, just “Ask a Trainer”! I have a well-behaved 2 1/2 yo [...]
Continue Reading | February 22, 2012 | Read all posts by Andrea Miller
When considering how to write about this subject, I thought about NOT telling you how it came to my attention, and focusing on the importance of knowing what to do if your dog goes missing. As a dog professional that is also human, two things have come to my attention: 1. This can happen to [...]
Continue Reading | February 20, 2012 | Read all posts by Nicole Stewart
Ever heard the phrase the cobbler’s children have no shoes? Well, I will make a confession; my dogs do not always have the picture-perfect manners one might hope that a trainer’s dog would possess. They know all the basic commands, a couple of cute tricks and generally respond to what I ask them to do. [...]
Continue Reading | February 17, 2012 | Read all posts by Katie Moody
Here’s the next round of answers for our Ask a Trainer feature on our new website. It’s your chance to get dog training advice from the pros at AnimalSense. Stay tuned for more questions & answers, and if you have a burning dog training question, just “Ask a Trainer”! I’ve had Penny for a year and [...]
Continue Reading | February 16, 2012 | Read all posts by Andrea Miller
There are more than 4 million dog bites in the United States each year. If your dog bites a person or another domestic animal, local ordinances require you to take certain steps, often within 24 hours of the incident. A case of severe injury will require emergency care and the hospital must call the police. [...]
Continue Reading | February 15, 2012 | Read all posts by Catherine Gonzalez