[citation needed] He enrolled in a pre-veterinary program at Iowa State University, but did not finish, due to a lack of finances.
Kilcommons explains that dogs are more likely to understand, and thus obey, commands connected with a specific action, such as "Off", "Sit", or "Stay".
He thinks that people nowadays invest a lot of energy and effort in their pets and many times neglect to discipline them properly.
Undisciplined dogs can then exhibit domineering and disorderly behavior such as sitting on the couch and running outside the house without being properly prompted.
[6][non-primary source needed] He toured several [[PETstock]] pet supplies stores in Australia during 2012, conducting workshops with customer's dogs.
[citation needed] Kilcommons has written articles for the following publications: Redbook, Town & Country, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, People, Miami Herald, Toronto Star, The Boston Globe, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Vancouver Sun, Time, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times, Newsday, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Glamour, Dogs in Canada, Mc Calls, Palm Beach Daily News, Dog World, Dog Fancy, Seventeen, InStyle Magazine, Women's Wear Daily.