Tom Shelby
Ask the Dogfather: Puggle pathos
Tom Shelby, who has trained dogs and their owners on Martha’s Vineyard and in New York City, answers readers’ questions about their problematic pooches....
Ask the Dogfather: to shock, or not to shock?
Tom Shelby, who has trained dogs and their owners on Martha’s Vineyard and in New York City, answers readers’ questions about their problematic pooches....
Ask the Dogfather: Poo-poo platters
Tom Shelby, who has trained dogs and their owners on Martha’s Vineyard and in New York City, answers readers’ questions about their problematic pooches....
Ask the Dogfather: She’s in heat, and he barks too much.
What do I do?
Ask the Dogfather: Gidget fidgets
What do I do?
Ask the Dogfather: What to do about dog park bullies and a greedy food...
Tom Shelby, who has trained dogs and their owners on Martha’s Vineyard and in New York City, answers readers’ questions about their problematic pooches....
Ask the Dogfather: a hound’s workout and a biter
Tom Shelby, who has trained dogs and their owners on Martha’s Vineyard and in New York City, answers readers’ questions about their problematic pooches....
Ask the Dogfather: Frankie & Angus; pooches on the move
Tom Shelby, who has trained dogs and their owners on Martha’s Vineyard and in New York City, answers readers’ questions about their problematic pooches....
Ask the Dogfather: A whole lot of barking going on
Tom Shelby, who has trained dogs and their owners on Martha’s Vineyard and in New York City, answers readers’ questions about their problematic pooches....
Ask the Dogfather: Tucker troubles, and a whole lot of barking going on
Tom Shelby, who has trained dogs and their owners on Martha’s Vineyard and in New York City, answers readers’ questions about their problematic pooches....
Ask the Dogfather: triplets on the way!
Tom Shelby, who has trained dogs and their owners on Martha’s Vineyard and in New York City, answers readers’ questions about their problematic pooches....
Ask the Dogfather: “Dominant” dogs
What happens when your pooch is pinned by an aggressive dog?
Ask the Dogfather: Leo the barker
Leo the bark, bark, barky dog
Ask the Dogfather: A new pal for Angus and Alby’s golden years
My little Cavalier King Charles thought he was in heaven before he actually got there. He passed with his tail wagging furiously as he was devouring a chocolate bar when he got the sleep shot.
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A good, but pudgy, Scottish Terrier.
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I think it's great that Pancho wants to protect us, but I'm worried he can't tell the difference between real danger and play. How can I break him of this habit before someone gets seriously hurt?
Ask the Dogfather : Drydocked Boston Terrier
Can my 8-year-old Boston Terrier ever be trained to swim? He gets his paws wet, but he looks surprised and offended if a wavelet comes along and smacks him.
Ask the Dogfather: A prickly Poodle and a Lab chaser
Why couldn't it have been a Maremma (a breed you're unlikely to ever see on the Vineyard) or a Komondor, instead of a Lab. But alas, it was a Lab, and your poodle girl is likely to meet plenty more.
Ask the Dogfather: Lena the muncher and Tucker the jumper
Lena looks right at me and begins to chew the corner of the coffee table. Or the end of the piano. Also, she managed to bite off a small strip of rushing on the only genuine antique in the house. She has a varied doggy diet, with lots of munchies and the occasional pretend toothbrushing gimmick from Milkbone, so I can't think she lacks fiber.
Ask the Dogfather: Territorial Terrier and a barking Boxer
Terriers basically look in the mirror and see God.