BARKS Podcast with Veronica Sanchez of Cooperative Paws Service Dog Education: December 3, 2021
Join Niki Tudge as she chats with Veronica Sanchez of Cooperative Paws Service Dog Education about service dog certification.
Listen to Podcast here on a choice of platforms. Or simply click ‘Play’ below.
Veronica Sanchez M.Ed CABC CPDT-KA is the founder of the Cooperative Paws Service ...
Thinking Outside the Shelter
By Melissa Taylor
Like many shelters, my shelter, Friends For Life Animal Shelter in Houston, Texas, relies heavily on volunteers to meet the needs of program animals. In 2019, our volunteers donated 21,046 hours – enough to replace 10 full-time employees. Every day, these generous ...
BARKS Podcast with the PPG Advocacy Panel: Discussion #4 – “Being Nicer” While Advocating
"Being Nicer" While Advocating
Join the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) Advocacy Panel for a discussion on "Being Nicer" While Advocating.
Pet guardians and pet professionals, listen as panel members share their expertise in a fun, free-flowing format.
Your Moderator: PPG Advocacy Committee ...
Welcoming a New Puppy – Ensuring a Happy and Successful Future Together
Welcoming a new pup into your household should be a time of absolute pure joy - he or she is a new family member after all, but sometimes it just turns into something akin to pure chaos, which is a shame.
In many cases, the reason for this is simply not enough planning, a rash decision, or ...
Dog Parks: The Good, the Bad, and the Reality
By Rachel Brix
The Experimental Dog Park at Ohlone Park in Berkley, California, which is generally acknowledged as the first leash-free American dog park, was created in 1979. Since then dogs parks have grown exponentially in popularity.
According to the most recent report issued by the ...
Why Counterconditioning “Doesn’t Work”
By Angelica Steinker
A common criticism of counterconditioning is that it does not work. While there can be many reasons why a behavior modification protocol based on counterconditioning fails, it is, in fact, almost always user error. Here are four common reasons that cause ...
Examining Bird vs. Human Expectations
By Sheila S. Blanchette
Anthropomorphism is quite a mouthful of a word, defined by Lexico (2021) as “the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.” Anthropomorphism is commonly seen in our day-to-day lives through social media, television, cartoons, ...
BARKS Podcast with the PPG Advocacy Panel: Discussion #3 – Advocating to Let Dogs be Dogs, Cats be Cats, Equids Be Equids
Advocating to Let Dogs be Dogs, Cats be Cats, Equids Be Equids
Join the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) Advocacy Panel for a discussion on Advocating to Let Dogs be Dogs, Cats be Cats, Equids Be Equids.
Pet guardians and pet professionals, listen as panel members share their expertise in a fun, ...