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Chantel Moore and Teddy celebrated their one-year “adoptaversary” on December 21, 2014. Since Chantel met the convoy of cars carrying rescue animals from Georgia at the Meadowlands parking lot, Teddy has become her best friend and the love of her life. Chantel had moved to Harlem recently after many years of living in Los Angeles and then Rome, Italy. She was feeling disconnected, but Teddy changed all that. “Having Teddy has been a wonderful way to have community in New York City, including my friends the ‘cocktail ladies’ that I met at the dog park....

Sometimes we humans take things a little personally, especially frustrating behaviors from our dogs like peeing or pooping in the house or the destruction of household items or our favorite shoes. When our stuff is ruined or we come home to a big clean up job, it can feel like our dog is trying to punish us, so I understand why people say, “My dog is mad at me.” A more useful phrase might be “My dog is stressed out,” or “My dog is bored....

Doggedly Devoted is pleased to have been accepted as a member of the 2015 - 2016 cohort of small businesses in the Columbia Community Business Program (CCBP). CCBP is “a two year executive education program designed to support the growth and development of for-profit businesses in Upper Manhattan.” We are excited about the access this program will give us to Columbia University’s resources for technical assistance and entrepreneurial education. By learning to better manage our business, we will improve service to our clients and increase learning and growth opportunities for our staff....

Frania’s classes are force free and relationship based. Basic canine manners and learning, work on how to communicate requests and be heard. Learning “sit”, “down”, “off” and other commands can be more effective in group classes where dogs and people get to benefit from social and observational learning too! This six-week class with one bonus/make-up class is best for dogs who are friendly and socialized to other dogs and people. Dogs who lunge at other dogs or people, freeze, cower, growl or bark excessively may be better suited to individual training....

I am the owner of a leash-reactive dog. As a dog trainer, and the owner of daycare facility that specializes in truly positive dog-dog interactions, this is a little embarrassing to admit. As a dog trainer, I know with my head that leash reactivity is a normal thing for dogs. Dogs have two options if they are uncomfortable: fight or flight. They aren’t dumb, either, so they know that flight is not an option when they are tethered to their owner by a leash....