From Shelter Dog to Service Dog
By L. A. Bykowsky and Chere McCoy
Six months ago Stella was at the HSVB waiting for that special someone to take ...
September 10, 2018: New Study Discusses Genetic Breed Heritage Testing of Shelter Dogs
Authors conclude that: "...when we consider the complexity of shelter dog breed heritage and the failure to ...
A Cautionary Tale
By Kayla Sprague
When I got home I pulled out a pretty pink collar from my drawer with Cupcake’s old ID tag and ...
Why Your Dog Doesn’t Know Sit
By Yvette Van Veen
When I was a young girl, my grandmother would send gifts of books from Czechoslovakia. The ...
September 6, 2018: French Survey Highlights “a High Ratio of E-Collar Use in a Country without Regulations”
Questionnaire distributed to 1,251 dog owners reports that 26 percent of the owners use e-collars, 11.9 percent ...
September 4, 2018: RSPCA Australia Calls for Nationwide Ban on Shock and Anti-Bark Collars
According to a report in The Weekly Times, Dr. Bronwyn Orr of RSPCA Australia has said the animal welfare ...
Positive Associations
By Debbie Bauer
When teaching blind and deaf puppies, it is always a fine line between empowering them and ...
The Continuing Education of a City
By Kathy Wolff
My philosophy has always been to help folks understand the “why” of what we do together. I found ...
The Freedom of Choice
By Lara Joseph
Abnormal repetitive behaviors (ARBs) are behaviors you do not generally see in animals living in ...
Ask the Experts: Optimizing Your Website
By Veronica Boutelle
If people are finding your site but not reaching out once they do, you’ve got either a ...
A Long-Term Solution
By Lara Joseph
...the mutilating behavior was getting worse. The keepers admitted they couldn't give their ...
Equine Social Structure
By Kathie Gregory
In studies that have not been subject to manipulation, I have yet to find reports of dominance ...