Tom Shelby

Hi Tom! We recently adopted a puppy named Pepper. We have been pretty successful with training her, but I am having one issue with one...

Dear Dog Charmer:When do you think training should begin?Thanks so much! Eleanor Dear Eleanor and Dog Charmer readers,      This is a question I get asked all the...

Dear Mr Shelby,My name is Diana. I live in Mauritius. I have a German shepherd who is very scared of thunder and lightning. At...

Dear Dogcharmer readers,I've been getting paid to play intelligently with dogs for a long time — so long that I'm hard-pressed to hear a...

Dear Dog Charmer, It doesn’t matter how many times my dogs, Daisy and Opie, have seen a squirrel, a bird, a deer...or even our next...

Hi Tom, I hope you are doing well. I am writing about our beautiful Harlow, 6-month-old Lab-cross rescue. She is overall a great dog, listens mostly...

Dear Dogcharmer,It doesn’t matter how many times my dogs, Daisy and Opie, have seen a squirrel, a bird, a deer, or even our next-door...

Dear Dogcharmer,Our Irish setter, Casey, refuses to allow anyone to groom her. When I approach her with a grooming brush, she backs off. I...

Dear Tom,LouLou, an 18-month-old (or so) foxhound came to us in late October 2018. I am uncertain of her background, but she is a...

Hi Tom,Jenna here, in need of more doggy advice! We recently welcomed a little rescue puppy male to our family, a 9-month-old chihuahua/corgi/sheltie/Havanese mix,...

Hey, Tom!We live on a main road with many people passing by our windows each day. Our 14-month-old mixed-breed, Scout, LOVES to bark when...

You get home, really hungry, really looking forward to that pastrami on rye you’ve been thinking about for the last hour. Finally, you’re in...

Hi, Dogcharmer Tom,My question was whether Cloe (my 2-year-old foster pup through Sandy Paws Rescue), who had been with three other dogs since a...

There was rarely a week that went by when I didn’t have at least a handful of first appointments. They, the dogs that is,...

Hi Tom,You’ve been so helpful training Coco and Loretta. Now I need you once more. I am bringing a rescue puppy home with...

Dear Dogcharmer,I have a question. It pertains to dogs digging and burying. My previous mutt of 17 years was never a digger — the...

Dear Dogcharmer,My husband and I own two dogs: Our old girl, Luna, is a 9-year-old Lab mix whom we've had since she was a...

Dear Dogcharmer,Jenna here, I work for The MV Times and love reading your doggy advice! As it turns out, I actually need some...

Dear Dogcharmer,How come you never talk about your K-9 search and rescue experiences?DaveDear Dogcharmer reader,This was a question asked of me the other...

Dear Dogcharmer readers,The Oak Bluffs Post Office is somewhat of a social scene, and at this time of year, the last thing I want...