About Dogmindlab

Dogmindlab is an English-language publication for people who live with dogs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. It holds original breed notes and trainer protocols — crate introductions, night intervals, toilet schedules, mouth manners — written by one named trainer. It is not a kennel club, not the American Kennel Club, and not an encyclopedia scraped from a registry.

The byline on every page is Andrew Darov, a professional dog trainer who works with real dogs. The methods here are reward-based, criteria-driven, and management-first. If a page cannot tell you what to do on a Thursday evening in a kitchen, it does not belong on this site.

Andrew Darov Professional dog trainer · Field notes, not diagnoses

What this is not

Andrew Darov is not a veterinarian. These pages are not a diagnosis, a vaccine schedule, a toxin-dose chart, or a substitute for in-person help. There are no invented awards, television credits, or residency claims. There are no fake client reviews. There is no Russian-language edition and no marketplace branding from another business. We do not claim official recognition of any breed. You may see a breed described in a commonly used group — Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting, Herding — as public knowledge about how dogs are often shown.

Read the editorial policy, the veterinary disclaimer, and the affiliate disclosure (empty slots for now). If you need a person, use contact.

How the site is organised

Start at the breed finder if you are choosing a type. Use Puppy, Training, Behavior, Expert Advice, and Gear for the week you already have. The first published protocols are the puppy set: crate, night, toilet, mouth. Canonical host is dogmindlab.com.