A.H. Dog Training - By Aimee

06/17/2026

Looking forward to meeting my new client, Meatball!

06/16/2026

For years, I’ve encouraged pet parents to ask themselves an important question when feeding their pets: What is this food doing to my pet’s body over time? A newly published study tested multiple brands of commercial pet foods and found mycotoxins, phytoestrogens, and other biologically active compounds in nearly every sample.
Cats appeared more vulnerable than dogs 😿. This is why I’m so passionate about rotating many brands and flavors/proteins of fresh, human grade pet foods. Most animals won’t suddenly become ill from eating one bag of food or one meal, but what’s happening meal after meal, year after year? Nutritional variety is not only crucial for a healthy microbiome, it reduces recurrent exposure of unwanted tagalongs from one brand’s supply chain, reducing the risks of repeated low grade contaminants from the same source.
In my latest article, I’ll show you why certain ingredients are more prone to contamination, the history of some major pet food recalls, and simple steps you can take to reduce your pet’s toxic burden and support lifelong health. Check out the link in comments 🐾💚

06/15/2026

06/15/2026

FEELING SAFE IS THE TREATMENT ❤️

So much of the dog training world focuses on obedience, control and “fixing” behaviours. For anxious dogs, the answer isn’t more training, it’s helping them to feel safe.

When a dog actually feels safe- they learn better, they recover better, they start to explore again. The world feels less overwhelming when you feel safe.

Creating that feeling of safety is often the work- not 101 training exercises. That might mean walking in quieter places. Giving them more distance from dogs or people. Letting them make choices. Listening when they tell us they’re uncomfortable. Advocating for them. Reducing stress. Making sure they feel well. Helping them predict what will happen next.

None of it looks dramatic and from the outside it can look like we’re doing very little at all but what we are doing can be life changing.

My anxious dog classes are built around exactly this principle. We don’t force interactions, we don’t flood dogs with things they find difficult and don’t worry about whether they can sit perfectly or walk to heel.

Instead, we focus on helping dogs feel safe in the environment and around the other dogs present.

As this wonderful quote says- feeling safe is the treatment and creating safety is the work ❤️

Laura McAuliffe Dog Communication 2026

06/14/2026

🥦 More fresh vegetables. Less cancer.

In a peer-reviewed study published in JAVMA, researchers at Purdue University found that dogs🐶 eating vegetables several times per week had dramatically lower rates of bladder cancer. The more vegetables🥦🥕 dogs ate, the lower their risk appeared to be, even though the vast majority of dogs in the study were eating predominantly dry kibble. The study remains one of the most influential and widely discussed pieces of research examining diet and cancer risk in dogs.

One of the most surprising findings was that vitamin supplements did not show the same protective association as whole vegetables.

Why does that matter?

Because nutrition is more than nutrients.💊

Whole foods contain thousands of naturally occurring compounds that work together in ways we still don’t fully understand. Fiber nourishes beneficial gut bacteria. Polyphenols help regulate inflammation. Carotenoids, flavonoids, glucosinolates, and other phytochemicals support detoxification, cellular repair, immune function, and healthy aging.

Many of these compounds are absent from synthetic vitamin premixes because they aren’t classified as essential nutrients, even though they may play important roles in long-term health.

Meeting minimum nutrient requirements may prevent deficiency. But thriving may require much more than simply adding isolated synthetic nutrients to an ultra-processed diet.

Real food delivers far more than what’s listed on a nutrition label.

06/14/2026

On vacation, Training will resume 6/25/2026! I’ll try to respond to inquiries if possible.

06/14/2026