‘You’re soft’. Thank you!!

Catherine AdamsDog Training

I’ve been told a time or two that I’m soft with dogs.  It was meant in kindness but the intention was to suggest that I needed to be harder on the dogs.  I used to be offended and hurt by this comment.  I thought I must be doing something wrong!  But my instincts told me I was doing just fine … Read More

My reactive dog; My Teacher.

Catherine AdamsDog Training, Philosophy

Before Sadie Mae, I had never been a guardian to a reactive dog.  It was a world completely unknown to me. Before 2004, I didn’t have a clue what was going on with a dog that barked and acted aggressively at the end of the leash.   My advice was to U turn or walk on the other side of … Read More