PPG Summit 2020 Sessions: How Emotions Impact the Outcome of Your Training 

BARKS presents session details from PPG's 2020 Summit and Multi-Species Workshop Events in Phoenix, ...

How I TRAINED My Dog to Take a Pill

By Eileen Anderson Most of us have used the “hide it” method at one time or another to get our dogs to take ...

Training Tips: My Puppy Is a Scaredy Cat

By Sally Bradbury The world can be a scary place for a puppy sometimes, so it is important that we don't put ...

Resolving Destructive Behaviour in Your Pet

By Karolina Westlund Ph.D. of PPG corporate partner Illis Animal Behaviour Consulting Destructive behaviour can ...

Four Steps to a Thriving Group Class Program

By Veronica Boutelle of PPG corporate partner, dogbiz Do any of these group training class challenges sound ...

Hide My Deaf/Blind Dog Away?

By Debbie Bauer Here is my handsome, clever, fun-loving boy Vinny on our recent trip to Purina Farms.  This ...

July 22, 2019: Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Banning Cat Declawing

New York Becomes First State in Nation to Ban Cat Declawing: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed legislation ...

For The Curious 2 – Your Questions on Deaf, Blind Dogs Answered

By Debbie Bauer There were more great questions sent for my For The Curious series of posts!  Thank you to ...
#PPGSummit 2019: Sound Bites

#PPGSummit 2019: Sound Bites

By Susan Nilson "We need to be careful when using genetics as an easy 'explanation' for behavior...Genetics has ...
Ask the Experts: Maximizing Your Training Space

Ask the Experts: Maximizing Your Training Space

By Veronica Boutelle Make sure to use your space in ways that truly work for you. You’ve achieved your dream of ...
What’s Shocking about Shock?

What’s Shocking about Shock?

By Don Hanson The Shock-Free Coalition did not come to its conclusion that using shock for the training, care, and ...
The Escape Artist Dog

The Escape Artist Dog

By Beth Napolitano According to PAWS (2019), we are justified in worrying about our dogs’ safety when we are out ...