March 11th, 2010
Small Dog Halloween Costumes
I know it’s a bit past Halloween, but I couldn’t pass up posting these photos from Heidi and her sweet Maltese, Casper. Casper is actually a star in his own right. You can see videos of him at his own YouTube channel here: Casper on YouTube.
He has his own website as well, called DoodleApproval.com, where...
read more
Small Dog As Child
There is a recurring theme in small dog ownership that keeps rearing its head. I believe it’s at the heart of most of the problems we have with small dogs. The theme is this: we tend to confuse our small dogs with children. Many of us say, “Oh, I know he’s just a dog,”...
read more
Pack Leaders Have No Friends
You’ve heard the expression “It’s lonely at the top.” The person with ultimate control of an organization, the pack leader, makes decisions and steers the company from an isolated place. A pack leader, or boss, may seek the opinions of his or her subordinates, but ultimately the decision is his or hers to make alone....
read more
Who Trains A Yorkie?
Does anyone out there, who owns a Yorkshire Terrier, train his or her dog? I want to know because I have seen very little evidence that anyone does. At Kelsey’s Dog House, our client list includes more than 180 Yorkies. Of those 180 or so dogs, about 5 seem to respond correctly to the command...
read more
Posted on Jul 01
Anti-Bark Collar Review
Today I am going to tell on myself. Maybe I shouldn’t, but here goes anyway. I have a problem with one of our own dogs I cannot solve. Or rather, there are solutions to this problem. I don’t like any of them because they all involve the use of an anti-bark collar.
Related posts
Small Dog Headaches...
read more
Is it Time to Put My Dog to Sleep?
I want to begin this article by disclosing that every sentence you will read here is my opinion. I have no solid research to back up anything I say. There was no peer review of the validity of this article before I published it. I wrote this article for you because a dog that has...
read more
Posted on May 17
Talk and Point, Point and Talk
As a pilot walking through the concourses of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, I frequently encounter people from other countries who are seeking directions to their departure gate. I’ll tell you how these encounters go in just a moment. First, let me tell you how I see other people handle giving directions to visitors who...
read more
Posted on May 13
Punishing Your Dog Is A Waste of Time*
*and it carries a lot of risk.
Punishment is a form of behavior modification that is supposed to eliminate an undesired behavior. When it comes to dog training, punishment rarely works as intended. Even when correctly performed, punishment will almost always chip away at, or completely wreck your relationship with your dog. Performed incorrectly, punishment can...
read more
Posted on May 08
How to Ruin a Good Dog in One Step
Step 1. When the dog comes to you on command, whack him while saying “If I told you once, I told you a thousand times, don’t _____________________ (fill in the blank with your choice of undesirable dog behavior.)
Related posts
Talk and Point, Point and Talk (1)
Punishing Your Dog Is A Waste of Time* (1)
The Fairness Doctrine...
read more
Play Silly with a Small Dog
“People tend to forget that play is serious.”
David Hockney, British painter
“The opposite of play is not work. It’s depression.”
Brian Sutton-Smith, American folklorist
“Play energizes us and enlivens us. It eases our burdens. It renews our natural sense of optimism and opens us up to new possibilities.”
Stuart Brown, M.D. psychiatrist
Puppies awaken the child in us. Watch a...
read more
-
: hey i need help with my dog he does have small dog...
-
-
Jeff K.: Great Cindy. Let me know how it works out. Jeff...
-
-
- Small Dog Syndrome
- Territoriality: One Key to Small Dog Syndrome
- Help! My Small Dog is Out of Control and My Boyfriend is Not Helping
- How to Stop Small Dog Aggression at the Front Door
- What the Heck is a Small Dog?
- A Rescued Dog's Threatening Behavior
- Small Dog Buddies
- Housetraining a Small Dog
- When a Small Dog Bites
- Add Your Caption
About Jeff Kanarish
Jeff Kanarish is first and foremost a lover of small dogs. He has two of his own--Royce and Kelsey. Jeff applied his background in Psychology to dog behavior when he and his wife, Dawn opened a dog boarding and grooming shop for small dogs in Atlanta in 2005. Although customers came to the shop to have their dogs groomed or boarded, they kept asking the same question over and over: "Why does my dog do that?" Jeff finds the answers and places them here, in AsmallDog.com. For more detail on Jeff, click this link: My Story 
