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Knowledge for Life
Don Hanson reviews Puppy Socialization: What It Is and How to Do It by Marge Rogers and Eileen Anderson
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Stuck in the Mud
By Lara Joseph
Mini, pocket and teacup are all adjectives used to describe pigs and are specifically designed to impart a certain image to any potential pet pig owner. What might one think of when one hears the word "mini?" 'Something weighing under five pounds' might come to mind, or ...
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Quick Cat Behavior Tip: Destructive Scratching
By the Pet Professional Guild Cat Committee
Important Reminders about the Behavior
Scratching is a normal, natural behavior for cats that serves many purposes:
To communicate and modulate social interactions with other cats ...
PPG Virtual Summit Recordings Now Available!
The recordings for the PPG Virtual Summit on April 2-3, 2020, celebrating the launch of the Pet Rescue Resource, are now available. Register here for access to these eight exceptional educational experiences offering 12 hours of recordings plus ...
PPG Summit 2020 Sessions: How Can We Ask Questions from Non-Verbal Animals? Methods to Behaviorally Assess Preference in Applied Settings
BARKS presents session details from PPG's 2020 Summit and Workshops in Phoenix, Arizona
Session Details:
Presenter: Dr. Alexandra Protopopova
Session Title: How Can We Ask Questions from Non-Verbal Animals? Methods to Behaviorally Assess ...
Self-Isolation? Don’t Forget the Furries!
What unprecedented and uncertain times we're in. I'm speaking from the viewpoint in the the UK but COVID-19, aka the coronavirus, is now sweeping the world. Here in the UK, the situation changes daily as the number cases (and very sadly, ...
Feline Behavior Unmasked: Acting on Instinct
By Amy Martin
Q: My older cat does something frustrating while eating his food. He eats some of it, then tries to cover the rest of it with miscellaneous items nearby. Sometimes he even paws at the ground around his food plate or drags his ...
Dogs in the Zone
By Barb Levenson
Have you ever seen that look in your dog’s eyes? He looks at you and it feels like he truly loves you. Well, you are probably right. Scientists are discovering that we may actually be correct. Our dogs are indeed expressing ...
Pigs at Work
By Lara Joseph
Many people are astounded at the intelligence of pigs. Of all the animals that I train, one of my attractions to pigs is how quickly they learn. I had wanted to train pigs for quite a while, having been aware of their ...
PPG Summit 2020 Sessions: How Can We Ask Questions from Non-Verbal Animals? The Basic Science of Choice
BARKS presents session details from PPG's 2020 Summit and Workshops in Phoenix, Arizona
Session Details:
Presenter: Dr. Alexandra Protopopova
Session Title: How Can We Ask Questions from Non-Verbal Animals? The Basic Science of Choice (Part ...