Making Room for the Little Guys
By Emily Cassell
Fish, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rabbits, and the like are not known for their high ...
A Cry for Attention
By Lara Joseph
In the wild, it has been noted that parrots can spend up to 60 percent of their day foraging for ...
Why Do They Bark?
By Morag Heirs
Barking is a form of communication for all dogs so it is important that we spend some time thinking ...
Marketing for Service Practitioners
By Niki Tudge
You are in the business of solving problems. You help your clients with what matters to them. You ...
Are ‘Free-Shaped’ Dogs Better Problem Solvers?
By Carmen LeBlanc
Most professional dog trainers have heard about criticisms of lure-reward training in recent ...
Target Practice
By Lara Joseph
Training animals to target makes husbandry a lot less stressful and much safer. It is also a useful ...
August 12, 2018: New Study of Red Fox Genome Assembly Finds Candidate Gene for Tame Behaviour
The study, Red fox genome assembly identifies genomic regions associated with tame and aggressive behaviours, ...
Of Piglets and Puppies
By Lara Joseph
Pigs give a squeal that can send a dog over threshold. If it does not, this same squeal, paired ...
Focus and a Visual Connection
By Morag Heirs
I became interested in obedience and rally after adopting my first deaf dog, Farah, a border ...
Helping Dogs, Helping Families
By Daniel Antolec
Years ago, puppy Samantha had come to me at eight weeks of age and, in a move that I thought ...
The Need for Self-Care
By Sheelah Gullion
As pet professionals, many of us have pets with issues, be they behavioral or medical. Some of ...
Stimulation for Psittacines
By Amy Martin
Imagine yourself sitting on a wooden chair in a room that is no more than 6 feet by 6 feet. There ...