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How Can I Get My Dog To Stop Barking?

Question: I don’t know how to stop my dog from barking. How do you teach them not to bark at every little sound? – Lori, ...
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What is the Best Way to Use the Crate?

Question: What is the best way to use the crate to shape behavior while keeping it as a place of comfort and security for my dog. ...
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Why Doesn’t My Dog Listen To Me?

Question: How can I get my dog to listen to me? – Jen, Clifton Park, NY Answer: Speak the same language that your dog understands. ...
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Is Your Dog Being Spiteful?

Have you ever felt that your dog is behaving badly just to spite you? You find pee on the floor or the bed after you have ...
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To Lead Or Not To Lead…There Should Be No Question

Dogs will make dog decisions. Without the proper leadership from their owners they will make decisions that, in a dog’s world, make perfect sense. They will ...
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Dogs Don’t Understand English

Can you imagine being in a country where both the language and customs are foreign? People trying to communicate with you and you have not ...
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Playcare Success Story: Katrina and Joey

Our son Joey received a beautiful service dog named Katrina from Veteran’s Moving Forward, Inc. based in Virginia. Katrina was trained by VMF for a year ...
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Playcare Success Story: Hawk

PLEASE READ if you love your dog but Doggy behavior has made home/family life stressful. I have had dogs all my life. For forty years I ...
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Playcare Success Story: Duke

While Duke has always been a playful and loving young dog, he often did not listen to simple commands such as stay and come. After only ...
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Playcare Success Story: Bailey

I recently adopted a dog from the shelter in Corinth and 2-year-old Bailey is a wonderful addition to my home.   Bailey was very tentative and submissive ...
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Playcare Success Story Video: Kobe

Playcare training success story of Diane Podesva & Kobe.
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Playcare Success Story: Ricky

“It was about two months ago that Jesse and I adopted Ricky, a 40 pound hound/pit mix from the SPCA in Queensbury. All of the ...
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