A Puppy in Winter
By Bob McMillan
It’s true, I did not time this very well.
It was Indian Summer when I got my Irish wolfhound ...
Pet Professional Guild Opens Registrations; Announces Impressive Speaker Line-Up for First-Ever Force-Free Convention
Tampa, FL – The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) has opened registrations for its inaugural educational convention, ...
Pet Professional Guild Raises the Stakes in Virtual Competition
Tampa, FL – The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) is offering an unprecedented range of prizes to entice the ...
“Only You Can Prevent__________”
That slogan, which has been delivered for over seventy years by the iconic Smokey Bear, is so familiar that we ...
Built for Speed… and Service
By Bob McMillan
Greyhounds might not be the first dog you’d think of if you were looking for candidates for ...
The Many Faces of Behavior Myopia: Recognizing the Subtle Signs
By Angelica Steinker and Eileen Anderson with additional contributions by Jan Casey and Niki Tudge. Originally ...
Get Your Paws Off My Plate!
It was my first day on the job and I was sitting in the cafeteria at a table with other new employees. This was an ...
Captivating Clever Trevor
More than a month has passed since my wire fox terrier Trevor died suddenly of acute right-sided congestive heart ...
Watch Your Language
By Bob McMillan
It was an electric moment.
After having Oona for seven weeks, something clicked. Our Irish ...
Letting Go of Restraint for a Force-Free Blood Draw
A number of years ago I saw Dr. Karen Overall, the Veterinary Behaviorist, speak for a two-day workshop. If you ...
Pet Professional Guild Announces Second Virtual Force-Free Training Competition
The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) has rolled out the guidelines for its second international virtual community ...
Sudden Death
The original title of this post was "I'm Broke, But My Dogs Are Fixed!" Sadly, that is no longer the case. I still ...