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Dr. Robert Forto is a canine behaviorist and is the training director of Denver Dog Works in Colorado. Dr. Forto specializes in canine aggression and working dogs.

Dr. Robert Forto can be reached through his website at: http://www.denverdogworks.com

  1. Dog Sledding Pre-History

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    Robert Forto
    on 02-23-2010 at 09:33 AM (The Dog Doctor)
    Dog Sledding Prehistory
    By Robert Forto, PhD

    The art of dog driving started with early man. The area in northern Asia known as Siberia, is the location of some of the most brutal weather conditions on the face of the planet. The bone chilling temperatures produce almost frictionless snow and ice that covers everything for the majority of the year.

    The next natural step from dogs pulling firewood along the beaches, or dragging home spoils from the hunt across ...
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  3. Culture of Denver Dog Works: Self Development

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    Robert Forto
    on 02-22-2010 at 10:56 AM (The Dog Doctor)
    Culture of Denver Dog Works: Self Development
    By Robert Forto, PhD


    This is the sixth installment in a series on the Culture of Denver Dog Works. I am not only doing this to give our readers an idea of what we are about at Denver Dog Works but also as an exercise for us here at the training center to make sure we are all on the same page and delivering exceptional customer service and training a client's dog to be one of the best trained dogs in the world.*
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  4. Dog Aggression and Biting

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    Robert Forto
    on 02-21-2010 at 02:45 PM (The Dog Doctor)
    Dog Aggression and Biting
    by Robert Forto, PhD

    My name is Dr. Robert Forto and I am the training director of Denver Dog Works and The Ineka Project in Colorado. I specialize in canine aggression and have worked with violent dogs for most of my career. In this article I would like to explain to the average pet owner that dog aggression is serious business and most likely your trainer that you worked with in basic obedience does not have the experience to deal with this very ...
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  5. The Hidden Nightmare: Animal Hoarding

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    Robert Forto
    on 02-20-2010 at 10:51 AM (The Dog Doctor)
    The Hidden Nightmare: Animal Hoarding
    By Robert Forto, PhD

    On the latest edition of The DogDoctor Radio Show (The Dog Doctor on Blog Talk Radio) I interview Debbie Jacobs, the author of “A Guide to Living & Working With Fearful Dogs”. Jacobs’s book was a finalist in the 2008 Dog Writers Association of America’s annual writing competition. Her work with fearful dogs is dedicated to he rescued friend, Sunny. Sunny was rescued from Arkansas from an animal hoarder.
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  6. Dog Parks vs. Dog Sports? You Decide

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    Robert Forto
    on 02-19-2010 at 11:39 AM (The Dog Doctor)
    Dog Parks vs. Dog Sports? You Decide
    By Robert Forto, PhD

    At my training center, Denver Dog Works and in my behavioral practice most of the problems we face are from dogs not getting enough or dogs getting into “trouble” while at the dog park. For those of you that read my articles you will know that I do not like dog parks. They are an ill-conceived idea by city planners that do not know anything about canine behavior.

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