As our dogs age, some may develop cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS), or dog dementia, leading to confusion, anxiety, and changes in behavior. Having faced this challenge with my own aging dogs, I know that with the right support, dogs with dementia can still live joyful lives. In this guide, I’ll share signs to watch for, along with holistic strategies to help your dog feel secure, comfortable, and loved through every stage of aging.
Discover the Five Freedoms every puppy needs to grow happy and healthy. From proper nutrition and a comfy bed to playtime and gentle training, learn how to give your puppy the best life possible!
Excerpt for Blog: The Sad Truth About Board and Train: Why Your Dog Needs You in the Process (and How Remote Training Can Help)
Board and train programs seem like a convenient solution—you drop your dog off, they come back "fixed." But I’ve learned through years of experience that real, lasting change doesn’t happen in isolation; it happens when you’re part of the process.
When dogs are removed from their comfort zones and placed in unfamiliar environments, they often become stressed, anxious, or even develop new issues. The sad truth is that many board and train facilities can’t replicate the specific environment where your dog struggles, like the home they’re guarding or the yard they’re territorial over. Plus, without you in the picture, who will they bond with and learn to trust?
Remote training, on the other hand, keeps your dog where they’re comfortable and allows you to take an active role. Not only does it build trust between you and your dog, but it also addresses their unique emotional needs in real-time, in the environment where the behaviors actually matter. It’s not about a quick fix; it’s about building a strong, lasting relationship that helps your dog feel safe, confident, and connected.
If you’re curious about how remote training can truly benefit you and your dog, let’s chat! Here’s the link to get started: https://holisticdogtraining.as.me/Short-Web
Is it possible for your dog to feel emotionally neglected? Many trainers and behaviorists will disagree with me, but years of experience have shown me that they do, and this can cause major behavior issues.
Lots of people are always looking for the love we didn’t get from a parent-figure to repair our childhood attachment trauma.
Roman’s Holistic Dog Training is very happy to announce some exciting news about our friends at the Rogue Valley Humane Society, who we are assisting as part of our Strong Bond Project. Our mission with this project is to reduce the number of dogs killed in U.S. shelters by providing the training support and education needed to keep pets and families together.
The Rogue Valley Humane Society recently became a recipient of a large grant that will now allow them to improve on their dog training and adoption program. One of the ways they will use this grant to benefit the animals at RVHS is to form a more robust partnership with us here at Roman’s Holistic Dog Training. Through our online education and training videos, they are hoping to increase the dog training knowledge of their staff members and give them constant access to our expertise for the more difficult behavioral cases they encounter.
We will also be building a behavior- healing-workshop onsite where we can house and train their hardest behavioral cases one-on-one. This intensive training will allow scared, fractious, or aggressive dogs to unlearn problematic behaviors and be prepared for adoption. This proposed kennel is affectionately named “Manny’s Man Cave” as it is named after a Wheaten Terrier named Manny who has been with RVHS for the past year. Manny clearly experienced some intense trauma upon his arrival and while he has been improving, he will massively benefit from a stay with Roman to continue to reinforce his good behaviors. RVHS has entrusted this project to us because of our Body, Mind, and Spirit Training approach and our positive, force-free, and pain free behavior modification. For a sweet dog like Manny, who just needs a chance to learn how to be a normal dog after his rough beginnings, we believe this approach will improve his chances of finding a family to love him for the rest of his days.
We are excited to go on this journey with the staff at Rogue Valley Humane Society and help assist them with their dogs so that they can be adopted into loving forever homes. You can read more about their upcoming plans here: https://roguevalleyhumanesociety.org/4479/rogue-valley-humane-society-receives-a-pedigree-foundation-grant/
About Rogue Valley Humane Society:
The Rogue Valley Humane Society provides compassionate care for stray, unwanted, displaced, and abandoned animals and works toward ending pet overpopulation so that there will be no more homeless pets. We are committed to placing every healthy, adoptable animal in a loving lifetime home, teaching responsible pet guardianship, and maintaining community spay-neuter programs.
