Background image: 3 dogs sitting looking up for treat. Teal text box overlay reads: "Empathy can inspire patience and commitment to training and help your dog feel better about the human world."

One of the most important lessons in dog training? Empathy.

Your dog isn’t barking to annoy you. They’re not reacting to embarrass you. Their behavior meets a need.

Take a moment to see the world through their eyes. No judgment—just understanding. A little empathy can go a long way. 💙 #DogTraining

There's a photo of dog with its head between its paws, the logo of the University of Adelaide, a QR code and ethics approval H-2025-032. The text reads, Does your senior dog wake you up at night? University of Adelaide researchers are seeking participants to complete a survey focused on understanding the experience of caring for senior dogs that suffer sleep disturbances. Your participation is entirely voluntary. All responses will be kept anonymous and confidential. To be eligible, you must be over the age of 18 years; currently be the primary caregiver for a dog aged 8 years or older, and have lived with that dog for at least one year; have observed your dog waking at nighttime and/or are disturbed by your dog's nighttime activity. If you are interested in participating, please follow the link or scan the QR code to access the survey (link above).

Researchers at the University of Adelaide are seeking participants to complete a survey investigating sleep disturbances in older dogs. You can do the survey here: redcap.link/sleepdisturb...

Review of Pet Shell's Report: Your Dog Will Hear Fireworks and Thunder Inside - eileenanddogs The Pet Shell is marketed for dogs who fear thunder and fireworks. But its own report shows diminished performance at low frequencies.

I felt I had to speak out about the Pet Shell.

During testing with loud (94 dB) white noise, the sound level was 81.0 dB inside the Pet Shell. Examples of noises in that range are a gas-powered lawnmower, a busy freeway at 50 feet, & an electric lawn edger.

eileenanddogs.com/blog/2025/02...

An open laptop sits on a blue patterned stool. Smilesdogtraining.net is open on the laptop, homepage features two flat coat retrievers and one golden retriever looking off screen to the right. A white woman with brown hair and a blue shirt is sitting behind the laptop smiling at the camera.

Hello 👋 I’m Sara, a canine behavior specialist in Phoenix, AZ!
I work virtually and in-person with growing families, multi-pet households, and pups that are shy, fearful, reactive & aggressive.

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