If you hadn’t spent much time around dogs, you might think that they are crude little critters who don’t focus on much besides dinner, fire hydrants and their next ride in the family car.             If you did, however, you’d be wrong.             Actually, dogs are amazingly attuned to subtle – as well as not-so-subtle [...]

By Dianna Young                         Okay, your dog goes berserk when somebody rings the doorbell. It happens in a lot of households. And a lot of people don’t know what to do about it, so they do nothing.             The problem with doing nothing, however, is that it silently endorses the dog’s behavior. We have [...]

Rescue Dogs   By Dianna Young               Have you ever thought about adopting a dog that needs to be rescued from neglect or abuse?             Yes? That’s commendable. With more than 55 million dogs in the United States, plenty of them need to be rescued. You probably can find a previously neglected or abused [...]

By Dianna Young              I had been working recently with a training client and her two dogs who had been through several obedience training sessions, and they were doing wonderfully well. The woman was intelligent and perceptive, her dogs were likewise, and they all were making great progress.               One day, my client offered [...]

        Professional dog trainers from Camano Island Kennels offer a six-week course in basic dog obedience and dog psychology starting March 7th, 2011 at the Camano Senior and Community Center.         Classes will meet on Mondays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. They are open to all breeds, 20 weeks and older.    [...]